Health officials in Gaza say nearly 600 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since Tuesday, after Israel resumed its assault on Gaza and broke a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal with Hamas. Jerusalem is now threatening to formally annex the besieged enclave.

Joining the discussion: 

• Khalil Jahshan is the Executive Director of the Arab Center Washington, DC.
• Joel Rubin is a Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs.
• Joshua Landis is the Director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma.
• Dan Arbell is a Scholar-in-Residence at the Center for Israeli Studies at American University.

#China urges #Israel to cease military operations in #Gaza pic.twitter.com/Xsq7Bp7hwE

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