For Palestinians Trapped in Gaza, There's No Way Out

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🗓️ 12 October 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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As Israel retaliates against Hamas for its deadly attack Saturday, it has launched unrelenting air strikes on Hamas-controlled Gaza. Neighborhoods, hospitals and schools now lie in ruins. More than a quarter-million people have fled their homes. And water, food and fuel are scarce. We talk to the WSJ’s Jared Malsin and a doctor on the ground in Gaza about the mounting crisis there. Further Listening: - The War Between Israel and Hamas Further Reading: - As Israel Bombards Gaza, Fears of Humanitarian Disaster Mount - Israel Aims to Dismantle Hamas as Blinken Tries to Prevent Wider War - Israel Sought to Contain Hamas for Years. Now It Faces a Potentially Costly Fight to Eliminate It. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On Saturday, the militant group Hamas launched a brutal assault on Israel.
0:12.3	More than 1300 Israelis have died since the assault began, and Israel has hit back with
0:17.6	the barrage of missiles on Gaza, with the goal of toppling Hamas as the ruling power
0:23.4	there.
0:29.9	Israel also cut off food, fuel, and humanitarian aid to Gaza, and says it will only lift
0:35.8	the siege after Hamas releases dozens of Israeli hostages.
0:40.2	Here's our colleague, Jared Melson.
0:42.6	There's this sense that they have to do something that's different from previous Israeli operations
0:48.8	in Gaza, which were also very deadly, and also took a very large toll on civilians.
0:54.1	But there's a sense on both sides that this one is going to be qualitatively different.
0:59.4	Gaza authorities say more than 1400 people have been killed, and about 6,000 have been wounded.
1:05.2	As of last night, there was no more electricity.
1:08.1	The UN is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe.
1:14.0	The sky is filled with smoke.
1:16.0	The buildings are rocking from explosions.
1:18.2	The streets are full of rubble.
1:20.4	People are fleeing their homes by the hundreds of thousands looking for a safe place that they
1:25.4	can't find.
1:26.8	The schools are closed.
1:28.7	People's workplaces are closed, universities are closed.
1:32.0	People are just kind of trying to survive.
1:40.0	Welcome to the journal, our show about money, business, and power.
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