“War in the Holy Land: A PBS News Special Report” to air on PBS on Friday, October 13

“War in the Holy Land: A PBS News Special Report” will air on PBS stations Friday, October 13 at 8:30 p.m. ET (check local listings), as well as stream on PBS NewsHour’s digital and social platforms.

Co-anchored by PBS NewsHour’s Amna Nawaz from Israel and Geoff Bennett from the nation’s capital, the one hour primetime special will wrap the historic and devastating week of violence in Israel and Gaza with reports from Nawaz and PBS NewsHour’s Middle East-based special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen, as well as interviews and analysis on the history of the conflict and the path forward for the Middle East and rest of the world. The program will also take a look at the Palestinian militant group Hamas, the intelligence failures of Israel and its allies, and the wider conflict in the region.

Follow PBS NewsHour’s continued and live stream coverage of the ongoing conflict on NewsHour’s homepage as well as on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.

Press contact: Ella Richardson, erichardson (at ) newshour (dot) org