AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. According to authorities in Gaza, Israel’s continuous bombardment has resulted in the death of 700 more Palestinians in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll over the past 18 days to approximately 5,800 Palestinians. In addition, more than half of Gaza’s population has been displaced. Despite growing international calls for a ceasefire or humanitarian pause, Israel rejects them all. The World Health Organization is urgently appealing for more aid to be allowed into Gaza, as 12 hospitals and 32 health centers have been forced to shut down. The Ministry of Health in Gaza recently declared the collapse of the health system and hospitals in the Gaza Strip. While tensions remain high, Gaza released two Israeli women who had been held hostage. In Washington, D.C., State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller warned Hezbollah against escalating its attacks on Israel. We are joined now by Rami Khouri, a Palestinian American journalist with 50 years of experience in the Middle East. Khouri, a senior public policy fellow at the American University of Beirut, has previously served as the executive editor of The Daily Star in Lebanon. Rami, thanks for joining us. Can you begin by discussing the situation on Israel’s northern border and the escalating tensions and violence?
Insightful Perspective from Palestinian American Journalist Rami Khouri on Israel’s Gaza Bombing and the Impending Threat of a Regional Conflict
