As the Israel-Hamas war continues, we spoke to Donatella Rovera, a Senior Crisis Adviser for Amnesty International. "International humanitarian law is there and has to be respected by all parties. The fact that Hamas militants have carried out attacks that killed hundreds and hundreds of Israeli civilians and have abducted Israeli civilians does not give Israel carte blanche to kill thousands of Palestinian civilians, which is what has been happening since October 7," she told us in Perspective.

While hundreds of Hollywood stars have expressed their solidarity with Israel, many other cultural institutions have been palpably silent, thus earning criticism.

Tehran has long supported Islamist groups opposing Israel. Iran has denied direct involvement in the recent Hamas attacks, but any Iranian role risks creating a much larger and more dangerous regional conflict.

The EU's top brass sowed confusion by announcing and then backtracking a suspension of Palestinian aid. Slashing such funds would be unfair and undermine EU strategic interests, top officials and analysts warn.

DW's Jochen Rosenkranz was in Tel Aviv when Israel was attacked by Hamas terrorists. As the rockets rained down, he witnessed a city paralyzed and met people shaken to their very core.