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In Israel near Gaza border, bracing for what鈥檚 next
Clayton Collins
Welcome to a new week. Let鈥檚 get you caught up.听
Heading into the weekend, Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy clashed at an Oval Office meeting. Howard LaFranchi聽looks at an underlying big-power pivot. Then, pledges of defense funding for Ukraine and offers of ceasefire help came from Europe. In the U.S., a controversial former New York governor announced a New York City mayoral run.听As always, find our latest at CSMonitor.com.听
We lead off today with a report by Dina Kraft from a kibbutz in Israel near the border with Gaza. It was her second visit. Her first was for a 2018 story on people there who were peace activists working to build ties with people in Gaza. This time was different.听
鈥淒riving up to the gates of Kibbutz Be鈥檈ri was jarring,鈥� Dina says. 鈥淣ow I was returning to interview those who had returned to rebuild鈥� after the Oct. 7, 2023, cross-border attack by Hamas that ravaged it, killing, among others, Tami Suchman, 鈥渙ne of the most vocal voices for peace鈥� there, Dina says.
鈥淒espite the hope and focus on rebuilding, emotions are frayed in Israel,鈥� Dina says, as hostages, and hostages鈥� bodies, are returned. 鈥淭he ceasefire deal that would see the return of the rest of the hostages may be on the verge of collapse,鈥� she says, 鈥渁nd Israelis are bracing themselves for a possible return to war.鈥�
