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

News Snapshot:

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...