 The Israeli strikes in Gaza have not relented, as over a dozen more people were killed a day later at the gate of a school used as a shelter for displaced people, according to AP journalists in Gaza. I'm Karen Chamas. Philip Benes is an American Jewish writer, activist, and political commentator focusing mainly on issues related to the Middle East and the United Nations. She spoke with KPFA's Philip Muldery on the Sunday show about the devastating strike by Israel on Mawassi.