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Israel's Gaza Offensive
Rockets fired from the Gaza Strip continue to fall in Israel, as Israel’s retaliatory airstrikes kill more civilians in Gaza. We update the resumption of violence, the Arab spring and Israeli politics.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenRockets fired from the Gaza Strip continue to fall in Israel, as Israel’s retaliatory airstrikes kill more civilians in Gaza. We update the resumption of violence, the Arab spring and Israeli politics. Also, with Aung San Suu Kyi now freely elected to parliament in Myanmar, Barack Obama today became the first sitting American President to visit that country.
Banner image: Palestinians carry the body of a child from the al-Dalo family during a mass funeral in Gaza City. Photo by Mohammed Salem/Reuters
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2 storiesNew Rules for Violence in a Changing Middle East
The death toll from Israeli attacks in Gaza is now close to 100, many children included, with almost 800 wounded. Yesterday, a bomb missed its intended target, killing 11 people, including nine in three generations of a single family. Three Israelis have been killed by rocket fire that’s come close to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Read the story46 minObama Visits Myanmar
President Obama is in Cambodia after becoming the first sitting American president to visit Myanmar, also called Burma. The military dictatorship is allowing limited democratic reforms for 60 million people. The US has had no relations with Myanmar for many years, during which time Nobel Peace Prize-winner Aung San Suu Kyi was under house arrest.
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