Israel shatters the ceasefire with Hamas
People walk amid the rubble of a building destroyed in an overnight Israeli strike in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. (Bashar Taleb/AFP/Getty Images)
More than 400 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in Tuesday's attacks, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, making it one of the deadliest days of the 17-month war.
Host Colby Itkowitz talks with Miriam Berger, who has been covering the conflict for The Post, about what it's like in Gaza right now and what this means for the possibility of a ceasefire in the future.
Today's show was produced by Rennie Svirnovskiy with help from Bishop Sand. It was edited by Lucy Perkins with help from Reena Flores, and mixed by Sam Bair.
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