Today on PBS News Weekend, in the Middle East, Israel prepares to step up attacks on Gaza.

As the first trucks to reach the population there roll in.

We speak to the United Nations' age chief about the situation on the ground and fears it

could spill into larger conflict and helping Americans be safe in the water in an attempt

to reverse decades of racial barriers.

Many communities across the South, but also elsewhere, unfortunately, chose to fill in,

destroy, or close their public pools, rather than allow Black Americans to swim in them.

Good evening, I'm Lisa Desjardins.

John Yang is away.

There are grains of relief tonight for a few of the millions who are trapped inside the

Gaza Strip.

The first truckloads of supplies were allowed into Gaza from Egypt today, a small but significant

aid delivery after two weeks of war.

This, as Israel's military is vowing to increase its airstrikes against the Hamas-led

territory, the death toll continues to mount.

More than 1,400 Israelis and nearly 4,400 Palestinians killed since the start of the conflict,

and the possibility of an Israeli ground invasion into Gaza still looms large.

Special correspondent Leila Molana Allen has a report tonight.

With the Raffa border crossing, a rare celebratory moment, as the gates opened for the first

time since the start of the war.

Twenty trucks full of humanitarian aid, including food, water, and medicine entered Gaza.

This isn't something new for us, and we have experience with the distribution of the supplies.

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