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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing a complete blockade of Gaza after Hamas militants killed more than 700 Israelis this weekend. The surprise attack caught Israeli intelligence completely off-guard, and has thrown the region into disarray, on the eve of landmark talks between Israel and Saudi Arabia. What’s the next stage of this already-volatile conflict? And what’s next for civilians in the Gaza Strip?Guest: Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent for The Economist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.