As Israeli officials weigh a military response against Iran -- in light of Iran's attack on Israel over the weekend ... an escalation could risk a wider regional war.

Israel’s siege of Gaza has entered its sixth month -- killing over 30-thousand people there and creating a dire humanitarian crisis.

The conditions there prompted a worldwide economic protest yesterday [[MON]]. Here in the Bay Area, that took the form of mass demonstrations that blocked traffic for several hours over the Golden Gate Bridge and Interstate 880 in Oakland.

Mike Sweeney a healthcare worker from Berkeley...was among the protestors:

A DOCTOR from the SOUTH BAY has seen this firsthand. Mohammad Subeh was part of a recent five-week medical mission to GAZA – and he shared his experience with KQED’s Alan Montecillo for our local news podcast, The Bay.