Correction: In this story, we accidentally referred to Israel’s Iron Dome system as an 'anti-defense missile system.' It is an anti-missile defense system. NewsHour regrets the error.

John Yang reports on the ongoing crisis in the Middle East as calls for a ceasefire are ignored and destruction spreads as Palestinian rocket fire and Israeli artillery attacks continue on day nine with no let-up in sight.

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