On GPS: Israel is ‘switching gears' in Gaza
This week Israel declared a new strategy in its war against Hamas: to divide up Gaza and seize more territory there. Fareed sits down with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak to discuss where the war is headed.
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