Israel has intensified its offensive in Gaza, expanding its ground operation and increasing airstrikes. The West Block host interviews retired Maj.-Gen. Denis Thompson about the operational considerations and speaks with former Israeli PM Ehud Barak on the future of a two-state solution and concerns of a regional war.
The West Block: Oct. 29, 2023 | Israel ’s offensive enters second stage and former Israel i PM discusses the future of Gaza
We speak to the former head of the Canadian Special Operations Forces, who led a peacekeeping mission in the Sinai about the ground operations. For more on what this second phase of the war will look like, I’m joined by retired Major-Gen. Denis Thompson. He was the force commander of the Multinational Force and Observers, a peacekeeping force based in Sinai, Egypt, during Israel’s last ground operation in Gaza, in 2014.Mercedes Stephenson
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