Nearly 18 months after Hamas’s October 7 massacre, the war in Gaza has reignited. Israeli airstrikes are once again targeting senior Hamas leaders, and IDF troops have taken up new positions inside the Strip. Predictably, international condemnation has resumed, calling Israel’s actions a “step backward,” while rocket fire from Gaza and the Houthis intensifies.

But this time, one thing is different: the Trump administration has signaled a sharp shift in U.S. policy, giving Israel far more operational leeway than under the previous administration and expanding America’s own military campaign against the Houthis in Yemen.

Host Aviva Klompas is speaking with Dr. Michael Oren about Israel’s evolving military and political goals in Gaza, the international community’s response, and the moral dilemmas surrounding hostage negotiations.

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