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LISTEN: Inside NATO’s planning for future war Pierre Vandier joins Threat Status

We're standing here in front of the historic U.S. Capitol with the Ulysses S. Grant Monument on our other side and against the backdrop of Israel launching this all-out assault on Gaza City to eradicate Hamas. What is the tone and tenor of the people back at home? Are they in favor of this all-out assault? Are they frightened? What's going through their minds?

Bold and Blunt: War, peace and the game-changers in Israel Gol Kalev joins Cheryl Chumley

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This undated photo provided on Monday, April 15, 2019, by International Committee of the Red Cross shows Syrian driver Nabil Bakdounes. New Zealand's foreign minister has confirmed a New Zealand nurse has been held captive by the Islamic State group in Syria for almost six years, information long kept secret for fear her life might be at risk. The collapse of ISIS has raised hopes Louisa Akavi and two Syrian drivers, Nabil Bakdounes and Alaa Rajab, kidnapped with her might now be discovered. (International Committee of the Red Cross via AP)

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This undated photo released by International Committee of the Red Cross, the organization's New Zealand nurse Louisa Akavi. New Zealand's foreign minister has confirmed the nurse has been held captive by the Islamic State group in Syria for almost six years, information long kept secret for fear her life might be at risk. The status of nurse and midwife Akavi, now 62, is unknown but her employer, the International Committee of the Red Cross, says it has received recent eyewitness reports suggesting she might be alive. (International Committee of the Red Cross via AP)

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