Egypt Steps Up in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email A missile is launched on July 15, 2014 in Ashdod, Israel. Israel will expand its week-long military campaign in the Gaza Strip if Hamas refuses to accept an Egyptian ceasefire plan. ( DAVID BUIMOVITCH/AFP / Getty ) Produced by PRI and WNYC