Why has Israel gone back to war?
Benjamin Netanyahu says “combat in full force” has resumed against Hamas
The Global Story · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
On Tuesday night, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that combat against Hamas in Gaza had resumed in full force.
This followed several hours of early morning air strikes targeting Gaza, which killed more than 400 people, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, making it one of the deadliest days of the conflict so far.
Jonny Dymond speaks to the BBC’s Jon Donnison, who witnessed the strikes from the Israeli border town of Sderot. He helps us to understand this latest escalation and why Israel has decided to return to war.
Producers: Richard Moran, Mhairi MacKenzie and Tom Kavanagh
Assistant editors: Richard Fenton-Smith and Sergi Forcada Freixas
Senior news editor: China Collins