For the past week, an international outcry has been building, particularly in Europe, over Israel’s plans to escalate its military campaign in Gaza and over its two-month-long blockade, which has put Gaza’s population on the brink of starvation.

On Wednesday in Washington D.C., two Israeli Embassy staffers were shot and killed by a man who chanted “Free Palestine” afterward.

Aaron Boxerman, who covers Israel and Gaza for The Times, explains the desperate situation in Gaza … and Israel’s fears that the world has become an increasingly dangerous place for its people.

Guest: Aaron Boxerman, a reporter for The New York Times covering Israel and Gaza.

Background reading: 

• Britain, France and Canada have condemned Israel’s expansion into Gaza.
• Israel said it eased its blockade, but Gazans are still waiting for food.
• Here’s what we know about the deadly shooting outside the Jewish Museum in D.C.

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