Israeli airstrikes on Gaza: The increasing ferocity of Israeli attacks will only garner further support for Palestine, and the US and other allies are now being questioned for being complicit in war crimes.
On today’s episode of The Backstory, host Rachel Blevins discussed current events including Jim Jordan losing in the first round of votes for House Speaker, and Joe Biden set to visit Israel.
Israeli forces kept up their bombardment of Gaza yesterday after diplomatic efforts to arrange a ceasefire to allow foreign citizens to leave and aid to be brought into the besieged Palestinian enclave failed. Residents of Hamas-ruled Gaza said overnight air strikes were the heaviest yet as the conflict entered its 10th day with an Israeli ground offensive of the densely