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A salvo of rockets fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza towards Israel on Monday. Israel says it has recaptured Gaza border areas from Hamas after the group launched a surprise attack on Saturday. MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A salvo of rockets fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza towards Israel on Monday. Israel says it has recaptured Gaza border areas from Hamas after the group launched a surprise attack on Saturday.
MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty ImagesConflicts have broken out between Israel and Gaza several times over the years. But this past weekend saw Hamas launch a surprise attack unlike any other before.
Hamas killed over a thousand people, took others hostage, and even assumed control of several Israeli communities. Israel's military was caught completely unaware.
Now the Israeli military has laid siege to Gaza. Retaliatory Israeli air strikes have killed at least 800 Palestinians and displaced around 200 thousand people. They've cut off fuel, electricity and food supplies into the area.
How did we get to this point?
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Tal Schneider, political and diplomatic correspondent for the Times of Israel, and Shibley Telhami, the Anwar Sadat professor of peace and development at the University of Maryland.
Additional reporting in this episode by Daniel Estrin and Aya Batrawy.
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This episode was produced by Mia Venkat and Fatma Tanis. It was edited by Patrick Jarenwattananon, Larry Kaplow and Adam Raney. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
