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As Joe Biden arrived in Israel today, anger boiled over across the region after a Gaza hospital was hit last night. Israel and the United States say it was a failed rocket launch by Palestinian militants, but Palestinian officials immediately blamed Israel, prompting street protests from Lebanon to Tunisia and Arab leaders to cancel face-to-face meetings with Biden. Martin Griffiths is Emergency Relief Coordinator for the United Nations and joins Christiane from Cairo, where he has been meeting with Egyptian officials. Also on today's show: Marwan Muasher; Former Foreign Minister of Jordan / Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Richard Haass, Emeritus President, Council of the Foreign Relations / Former US State Department diplomat; Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies, Columbia University / Author, “The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine” To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Joe Biden is heading to Israel tonight in a show of solidarity since 1,400 people were slaughtered, and ahead of a major Israeli offensive. The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was there today. Leaders will also insist that international law is observed, and innocent Palestinian life is protected. At least 3,000 people have been killed in Gaza since airstrikes began. Immediate concerns center on trying to get life's basic necessities to the people who are currently under Israeli siege. Christiane speaks with the Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to ask how long this can continue. Also on today's show: Sharone Lifschitz, whose parents were taken hostage by Hamas; Radek Sikorski, Former Polish Foreign Minister / European Parliament Member; Sari Bashi, Program Director, Human Rights Watch To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in Israel today, meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an ongoing diplomatic push to prevent fighting in Gaza from escalating across the region. President Biden says that while “taking out” Hamas extremists is necessary, a prolonged occupation of Gaza would be a “big mistake.” Ibrahim Dahman is a journalist inside Gaza, who had to evacuate his own home in the face of Israeli airstrikes. He has this first-person account of what life is like in Gaza right now. Also on today's show: Lynn Hastings, UN Resident Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory; Yair Lapid, Former Prime Minister of Israel; Mustafa Barghouti, President, Palestinian National Initiative; Susan Glasser, Staff writer, The New Yorker To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan Egeland and Ayelet Gundar-Goshen discuss the Israeli Defense Forces' local raids in Gaza to search for hostages. They also delve into the trauma experienced by Israelis, the challenges of processing ongoing trauma, the impact of social media, and the need to defeat extremism for lasting peace in the Middle East.

Mark Regev, Netanyahu's confidant, discusses the future of Gaza amidst Israel's retaliation. Ghass, a British-Palestinian surgeon, highlights the desperate situation in Gaza, including the lack of basic necessities. The podcast also covers the devastating impact of ongoing strikes, the consequences of dividing a nation, and the need for unity and apologies in Israel. Lastly, the Rockefeller Foundation's engagement in addressing climate change is discussed.

The podcast covers the Israel-Hamas war, discussing Israel's aggressive campaign against Hamas, the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, and challenges in upholding democracy. It also includes a survivor's account of a tragic music festival massacre and highlights the importance of investing in deprived areas and matching labor demand.

Israel has been rocked to its core by Hamas’ brutal surprise attack. At least 1,000 people have been killed in Israel since the start of the Hamas assault, Meantime the Palestinian Health Ministry says the death toll in Gaza is now more than 800, with more than 4,000 injured. The fighting continues to rage on, with the UN calling the latest developments "bone-chilling." Ehud Barak was Israel’s prime minister from 1999 to 2001. Before that he was Israel’s defense minister for nearly six years. Barak tells Christiane why the Hamas attack was “the most severe blow” in Israel’s “entire existence.” Also on today's show: Abbey Onn, a relative of five of the Israeli's being held hostage; Khamis Elessi, a doctor in Gaza; Imran Ahmed, CEO, Center for Countering Digital Hate; John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communication To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The podcast provides special coverage of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, highlighting the devastating attacks, rising death toll, and impact on civilians. It includes interviews with affected individuals and discusses the need for de-escalation and a different approach to end the violence.

“A woman, a human rights advocate, and a Freedom fighter.” That’s how the Nobel Committee Chair described Narges Mohammadi, the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Mohammadi, who is currently imprisoned in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, has spent her life campaigning for women’s rights and the abolition of the death penalty in her country. Ahead of the Nobel announcement, with the help of intermediaries, correspondent Jomana Karadsheh interviewed Mohammadi via letter and audio recording from inside Evin Prison. Also on today's show: Gloria Browne-Marshall, attorney, activist and professor of constitutional law; historian Heather Cox Richardson; musician and record company exec Herb Alpert To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last month marked two years since the Taliban began effectively outlawing female education. Girls are not allowed to go to school from 6th grade onwards and are barred from universities. But a clandestine network of brave woman have set-up secret classrooms across the country in direct defiance of the ban. Correspondent Salma Abdelaziz reports. Also on today's show: Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and political scientist Norm Ornstein on Kevin McCarthy's historic downfall; author Yascha Mounk; New Yorker staff writer Sheelah Kolhatka  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices