6 PM ET: Mass displacement in Gaza, Slovakia PM’s condition, drug overdose deaths decline & more

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🗓️ 15 May 2024

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Israel’s ground operation has forced about a quarter of Gaza’s population to flee. We have new developments on the assassination attempt against Slovakia’s prime minister. Congress has passed a major federal aviation bill. The National Transportation Safety Board chief testified in a Capitol Hill hearing about the Baltimore bridge collapse that killed six construction workers. Lastly, US overdose deaths hit a positive milestone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Head to Netsuite.com
0:01.4	slash briefing now for their one-of-a-kind flexible financing program.
0:05.1	From CNN, I'm a Foma D.K.
0:09.2	With the five things you need to know for Wednesday, May 15th.
0:12.1	UN officials say approximately you need to know for Wednesday, May 15th.
0:13.0	UN officials say approximately 600,000 people have been displaced from Rafa since May 6th because of Israel's ground operation.
0:20.0	That's about a quarter of Gaza's population.
0:23.0	In a statement today, the Israeli military says it engaged in, quote, intense battles in northern
0:28.0	Gaza and targeted Hamas in parts of eastern Rafa.
0:31.0	Siena and spoke with American Dr. Samir Khan, who described the dire conditions he's witnessed providing
0:36.9	care near the southern Gaza City.
0:39.2	We have seen patients coming with acute trauma injuries,
0:43.1	blast wounds, gunshot wounds, crush injuries.
0:45.6	We've been running short on medical supplies
0:47.8	and it's just extreme poverty.
0:49.8	The system is essentially crippled.
0:52.3	Meanwhile, the Israeli military released drone footage geolocated by CNN that shows
0:57.3	armed men at a United Nations facility in southern Gaza.
1:00.9	They're calling on the UN to investigate. The main UN agency operating in
1:05.1	Gaza says it's quote likely that the video shows its warehouse that was
1:08.8	evacuated last week. It says it's quote unable to verify the authenticity or the contents in the video,
1:15.0	but condemned any use of its facilities for quote military fighting purposes.
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