Following weeks of unrest between Israelis and Palestinians violence dramatically escalated on Wednesday with one of the most ferocious aerial exchanges killing more than 100 people.

Israel carried out hundreds of air strikes in Gaza while Palestinian militant groups fired multiple rockets at Tel Aviv and Beersheba.

On Friday morning, Israeli Defence Forces announced they had deployed air and ground troops to attack the Gaza Strip escalating tensions even further.

Today on Please Explain, world editor Michelle Griffin joins Nathanael Cooper to discuss the growing tensions in the volatile region and to explain how TikTok is involved.

Following weeks of unrest between Israelis and Palestinians violence dramatically escalated on Wednesday with one of the most ferocious aerial exchanges killing more than 100 people.
Israel carried out hundreds of air strikes in Gaza while Palestinian militant groups fired multiple rockets at Tel Aviv and Beersheba.
On Friday morning, Israeli Defence Forces announced they had deployed air and ground troops to attack the Gaza Strip escalating tensions even further.
Today on&nbsp;Please Explain,&nbsp;world editor Michelle Griffin joins Nathanael Cooper to discuss the growing tensions in the volatile region and to explain how TikTok is involved.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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