Updates on Israel and Gaza

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 9, 2023

Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many books, including The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War (Simon & Schuster, 2020), discusses the latest news as Israel declares war on Hamas after an unprecedented attack over the weekend.

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