Rob Schmitz is NPR's international correspondent based in Berlin, where he covers the human stories of a vast region reckoning with its past while it tries to guide the world toward a brighter future. From his base in the heart of Europe, Schmitz has covered Germany's levelheaded management of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of right-wing nationalist politics in Poland and creeping Chinese government influence inside the Czech Republic.
Israel says it struck dozens of Hamas targets across Gaza Sunday in response to attacks on its troops, threatening to unravel a fragile ceasefire that has been in place for less than a week.
The Israeli military has carried out its first airstrikes in Gaza since a ceasefire began more than a week ago after accusing Hamas of attacking Israeli troops.