{"id":109420,"date":"2023-10-09T18:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-happening-in-israel-and-why-now-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T18:00:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T17:00:26","slug":"whats-happening-in-israel-and-why-now-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-happening-in-israel-and-why-now-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s happening in Israel and why now? &#8211; BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-rBGgIaO69c\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What's happening in Israel and why now? - BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-rBGgIaO69c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s defence minister has ordered a &quot;complete siege&quot; of the Gaza Strip, two days after Hamas launched shock attacks on Israel that left hundreds of civilians dead.<\/p>\n<p>But why is this happening, what is Hamas, and who backs it?<\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s Middle East analyst, Sebastian Usher answers your questions.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>#Israel #Gaza #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel&#8217;s defence minister has ordered a &quot;complete siege&quot; of the Gaza Strip, two days after Hamas launched shock attacks on Israel that left hundreds of civilians dead. 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