A Stunned Israel Declares War After Hamas Surprise Attack. What's Next?

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🗓️ 8 October 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

In this bonus episode of Up First, NPR takes stock of the first day of war between Israel and the Hamas militant group, as the death toll rises into the hundreds on both sides.

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Today's episode of Up First was edited by Olivia Hampton. It was produced by Mansee Khurana. And our executive producer is Erika Aguilar.

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0:00.0	Israel and Hamas are at war.
0:06.2	The militant group fired rockets out of the Gaza Strip as its fighters seized Israeli
0:11.2	towns.
0:12.2	Israel has only begun to respond.
0:14.4	I'm Steve Inskeep, and this is a special episode of Up First from NPR News.
0:21.1	Our colleague Leyla Faddle is on route to the Middle East.
0:24.1	We'll hear her insights on a region she covered for many years.
0:27.7	So President Biden promises unwavering support.
0:30.9	The United States stands with Israel.
0:34.0	We will not ever fail to have her back.
0:37.2	How did Hamas surprise Israeli intelligence and how much did the attack change Israel
0:42.7	in a single day, and listen to Tansak's gifs' insights?
0:46.8	Stay with us.
0:47.8	We'll try to make sense of the first day of war.
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