Barack Obama spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding Israel's military operation in Gaza and to President Putin regarding additional sanctions on Russia

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Analytical Questions

Can Israel minimize civilian casualties while conducting ground operations in Gaza?

The probability in parentheses is how likely each explanation is on its own; it does not compare explanations to each other.

Weighing the available reporting, these explanations rank by evidence:

Israel can limit but not eliminate civilian harm in Gaza operations (unlikely)

Urban terrain makes minimizing civilian harm nearly impossible (very unlikely)

Cannot be determined from public evidence (almost certainly not)

Other / unknown (almost certainly not)

Will additional sanctions actually pressure Russia toward diplomatic resolution in Ukraine?

The probability in parentheses is how likely each explanation is on its own; it does not compare explanations to each other.

Weighing the available reporting, these explanations rank by evidence:

Sanctions hurt Russia's economy but won't force a Ukraine deal (unlikely)

Sanctions could produce a partial peace, not full resolution (very unlikely)

Russia sees sanctions as temporary; Western unity won't hold (almost certainly not)

Other / unknown (almost certainly not)

Evidence Landscape

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Official Statement 11

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Interpretation 3

Reported Events 3

Allegation 1

Expert Analysis 1

Historical 1

Predictions 1

Top Claims

Claim	Confidence	Sources
Barack Obama spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this morning regarding Israel's military operation in Gaza. Strengthened after obamawhitehouse.archives.gov reported it.	high confidence	1
The shoot-down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 represents evidence of Russian-backed separatist air defense capability and sustained Russian military support. Strengthened after obamawhitehouse.archives.gov reported it.	low confidence	1
A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza was reached in November 2012. Strengthened after obamawhitehouse.archives.gov reported it.	moderate confidence	1
Russia bears responsibility for the shoot-down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 through provision of military equipment and support to separatists. Strengthened after obamawhitehouse.archives.gov reported it.	low confidence	1
Barack Obama spoke to President Putin regarding additional sanctions imposed on Russia. Strengthened after obamawhitehouse.archives.gov reported it.	moderate confidence	1
The United States and its allies are working to restore peace and security in Ukraine and return to the November 2012 ceasefire in Gaza. Held steady; reporting was consistent but did not move the assessment.	moderate confidence	1
Secretary of State John Kerry is prepared to travel to the Middle East region to support Egypt's ceasefire initiative. Held steady; reporting was consistent but did not move the assessment.	moderate confidence	1
Sirens went off in Tel Aviv while Barack Obama was speaking with Prime Minister Netanyahu. Strengthened after obamawhitehouse.archives.gov reported it.	moderate confidence	1
The U.N. Security Council has endorsed an international investigation into the shoot-down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. Held steady; reporting was consistent but did not move the assessment.	moderate confidence	1
The United States has imposed growing costs on Russia together with its allies. Held steady; reporting was consistent but did not move the assessment.	moderate confidence	1
Russian-backed separatists shot down a Ukrainian transport plane and a Ukrainian helicopter, and claimed responsibility for shooting down a Ukrainian fighter jet. Held steady; reporting was consistent but did not move the assessment.	moderate confidence	1
The Ukrainian government put forward a peace plan and lived up to a cease-fire despite repeated violations by separatists. Held steady; reporting was consistent but did not move the assessment.	moderate confidence	1
Israel is conducting military operations in Gaza including efforts to stop terrorist infiltration through tunnels. Held steady; reporting was consistent but did not move the assessment.	moderate confidence	1
Russia has refused to take the concrete steps necessary to deescalate the situation in Ukraine. Held steady; reporting was consistent but did not move the assessment.	moderate confidence	1
Russia continues to violate Ukrainian sovereignty and support violent separatists while refusing diplomatic path to peace. Held steady; reporting was consistent but did not move the assessment.	moderate confidence	1
The current Israeli military ground operations in Gaza are designed to deal with tunnels. Held steady; reporting was consistent but did not move the assessment.	moderate confidence	1
The United States is supporting Israel's right to defend itself. Held steady; reporting was consistent but did not move the assessment.	moderate confidence	1
Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine have received a steady flow of support from Russia including arms, training, heavy weapons, and anti-aircraft weapons. Held steady; reporting was consistent but did not move the assessment.	moderate confidence	1
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine near the Russian border. Strengthened after obamawhitehouse.archives.gov reported it.	very low confidence	1
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 killed nearly 300 people including at least one American citizen, Quinn Lucas Schansman. Strengthened after obamawhitehouse.archives.gov reported it.	very low confidence	1

Belief scores are preliminary estimates based on available evidence. They are not predictions and should not be treated as ground truth.