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Ex-CIA head Petraeus weighs risk of growing Gaza conflict

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Ines Pohl
January 5, 2024

DW's Washington Bureau Chief Ines Pohl spoke with retired US army general and former CIA Director David Petraeus about the future of Gaza and Israel's military operation against Hamas, which has been designated a terrorist organization by the EU and the US.

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