Gaza Conflict Day 16: Here's What You Need To Know
Amid another day of fighting, Secretary of State John Kerry landed in Tel Aviv on Wednesday and began a whirlwind session of shuttle diplomacy.
As NPR's Michele Kelemen, who is traveling with Kerry, tells our Newscast unit, the secretary of state is "trying to talk to everybody" to see if he can broker a cease-fire and perhaps lay the groundwork for longer-term negotiations over the future of Gaza.
The Israeli offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip is now entering its 16th day. Here's what you need to know:
— Kerry has already met with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is also in Jerusalem on a parallel mission for peace.
"Kerry spoke briefly and mentioned that 30,000 people came to Max Steinberg's funeral," Michele reports, referring to an Israeli-American who died fighting for the Israel Defense Forces.