Brief: Israel captures strategic castle in Lebanon, plans control of 70 percent of Gaza
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2026
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
This week: 242 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 922 Palestinians in Gaza. Israel announced it would increase its control over Gaza. Israeli troops advanced further into Lebanon than they have in more than 25 years. Iran and the US continued indirect negotiations. Israel has killed more than 72,900 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7th, 2023.
In this episode:
- Tareq Abu Azzoum, (@abuoazzum) Al Jazeera Correpsondent
- Obaida Hitto, (@ObaidaHitto) Al Jazeera Correspondent
- Resul Serdar, (@nida_aljazeera) Al Jazeera Correspondent
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm David Enders, and this is the take. |
| 0:11.0 | As Israel's war on Gaza continues, we're coming to you on Sundays with a weekly roundup. |
| 0:16.0 | This week, 242 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 922 Palestinians in Gaza. |
| 0:25.4 | Israel announced it would increase its control over Gaza. |
| 0:28.7 | Israeli troops advanced further into Lebanon than they have in more than 25 years. |
| 0:34.6 | Iran and the U.S. continued indirect negotiations. |
| 0:38.3 | Today is Sunday, May 31. |
| 0:41.3 | Israel has killed more than 72,900 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7, 2023. |
| 0:50.3 | Israeli attacks in Gaza killed at least 26 Palestinians during the Id al-Ada holiday. |
| 0:57.5 | While on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Etnjahou said he had ordered the military |
| 1:02.7 | to increase its control of Gaza's land from 60 to 70%. |
| 1:07.2 | Al Jazeera's Tarek Abouazou Azum reported on Friday from the site of an Israeli strike on |
| 1:12.6 | Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. Under the pretext of security, Israel has scaled up its aerial |
| 1:19.5 | attacks across Gaza, targeting residential homes, makeshiftents, individuals, and security forces. |
| 1:26.5 | Since the ceasefire was signed, killing more than 900 Palestinians during what was supposed to be a period of calm. |
| 1:33.3 | Beneath my legs are three-story building that has been largely destroyed. |
| 1:38.3 | Civilians are trying to repair what's left of the partially destroyed buildings |
| 1:43.3 | and they are also trying to take |
| 1:44.9 | rappel out of this heavily destroyed side militarily prussia has been rambing up |
| 1:50.9 | remarks made by the israeli prime minister benjamin nathan yahou saying israel now |
| 1:56.8 | controls 60 percent of gaza with new directives to push forward to control. |
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