This Week in Explainers: How Israel-Hamas war, US gun violence continue to shock us

We are entering the last two months of the year two days from now and war and violence are everywhere. While the Israel-Hamas conflict has the attention of the world, the war in Ukraine has been raging on for more than 600 days. Israel continues carpet-bombing the Hamas-controlled Gaza. It is expanding its ground operations and has unveiled a devastating new weapon. A freed hostage has offered insight into the conditions she faced and the mindset of her captors. America has witnessed yet another mass shooting - the 23rd of the year and this time in Maine - and data…