IRC Sounds Alarm Over Crisis in Gaza
Balance of Power
International Rescue Committee's head of international programs Ciarán Donnelly gives an update on the starvation crisis impacting Gazans as the U.S. and Israel step away from ceasefire talks with Hamas. He speaks with Joe Mathieu and Tyler Kendall on the late edition of Bloomberg's "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)
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