In Brief: U.S.-Israeli Tensions Over Gaza

A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. With In Brief, we’ll help you make sense of it all. Each week, experts will dig deep on a single issue happening in the world to help you better understand it. *** Tensions between the United States and Israel are growing as the humanitarian situation in Gaza grows increasingly dire and Israel insists it will push ahead with a planned military operation into Rafah, where an estimated 1.5 Palestinians are sheltering. In Northern Gaza, according to the United Nations, famine is imminent and 70 percent of people are already facing extreme levels of