A surprise attack by Hamas on Israel has led to Israel’s largest assault on Gaza in years. #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains what’s going on. 

00:43 - What is Gaza? 
01:01 - Who are Hamas?
01:53 - Why is the war different? 
02:05 - Hamas attack on October 7th
03:07 - How Israel was taken by surprise
04:40 - Israel's attack on Gaza
05:41 - Why is this happening now? 
06:32 - The impact of Israel's occupation on Palestinians
07:28 - What could happen next? 

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Israel-Gaza war: what’s happening and why? | Start Here

Hundreds of civilians killed and injured in Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
The government declares a total siege - fighting what it calls 'human animals'.
Earlier, hundreds of Israelis were killed by Palestinian fighters.
Why has politics failed so badly?
What's next - for both sides?

Presenter: Sami Zeidan 

Guests: 

Francesca Albanese - United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Diana Buttu - a lawyer and the former spokeswoman for the Palestine Liberation Organization

Gideon Levy - a columnist at the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, and author of 'The Punishment of Gaza'

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Israel Palestine conflict and Gaza War | Inside Story

American Muslim social media personality, SQ, says he plans to go back to Israel, despite being detained and strip searched at Ben Gurion Airport. The father of two was detained and strip searched by authorities, and then berated by airport staff for holding up a full flight to New Jersey. The video went viral and SQ says it shows Israel’s daily abuse of power. 

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American social media personality speaks about viral Tel Aviv airport video  | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

Yevgeny Prigozhin tells his Wagner mercenaries in Belarus that they will not fight in Ukraine and asks them to prepare for a “new journey to Africa”, a video appears to show.
South Africa, host of this year’s BRICS summit, says Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend. A member of the International Criminal Court, the African nation would have been obligated to arrest the Russian leader for war crimes in Ukraine if he showed up.
Ukraine accuses Russia of damaging grain export infrastructure in “hellish” overnight strikes focused on two of its Black Sea ports.
The United Kingdom’s MI6 chief says Putin is “clearly under pressure” after last month’s Wagner Group mutiny and calls on Russians to spy for the UK.

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Wag­n­er boss says mer­ce­nar­ies won’t fight in Ukraine, eyes Africa

The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem is one of the holiest sites in the world and one of the most contested. Why is it so significant? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains.

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Israel-Gaza war: what’s happening and why? | Start Here

Israel Palestine conflict and Gaza War | Inside Story

American social media personality speaks about viral Tel Aviv airport video  | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

Wagner boss says mercenaries won’t fight in Ukraine, eyes Africa

Why Al-Aqsa is key to understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict | Start Here

Al Jazeera English Transcript on Youtube

Israel-Gaza war: what’s happening and why? | Start Here

Israel Palestine conflict and Gaza War | Inside Story

American social media personality speaks about viral Tel Aviv airport video | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

Wag­n­er boss says mer­ce­nar­ies won’t fight in Ukraine, eyes Africa

Why Al-Aqsa is key to understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict | Start Here

American social media personality speaks about viral Tel Aviv airport video  | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

Wagner boss says mercenaries won’t fight in Ukraine, eyes Africa