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Gaza starvation warning, Russian kill order, ‘Cheers’ actor dies & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

UNICEF says children are dying of malnutrition in Gaza, as international pressure on Israel mounts. We’ll tell you what’s being proposed in the GOP’s tax and spending bill. A radio transmission appears to show Russian troops being told to kill soldiers as they surrender. The sheriff who oversees the New Orleans jail where 10 inmates escaped says she’s suspending her re-election campaign. Plus, a beloved actor known for his role in “Cheers” has died. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello from CNN. I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, May 21st. We are seeing children dying from malnutrition being live streamed to the world.

0:43.3

UNICEF is warning that Israel's months-long blockade of aid to Gaza has led to what it calls

0:50.3

a point of absolute catastrophe. The UN's humanitarian office says Israel gave approval to send around 100 trucks to the enclave

0:59.6

yesterday.

1:01.0

But aid agencies say this is just a drop in the ocean, with one in five people facing

1:07.0

starvation.

1:08.6

That's something 12-year-old Jana El Skafi knows all too well, as she waits hours to fill

1:14.2

buckets of water.

1:18.2

My father is old and has heart disease.

1:20.8

My mother has cancer.

1:22.9

If my father try to carry the bucket, he'll fall.

1:26.1

Yesterday, in an attempt to get Israeli forces to stop the current offensive in Gaza and

1:31.4

let in more aid, the UK paused trade talks with Israel, while the EU announced it would

1:37.3

review its relationship with the nation.

1:39.9

But a foreign relations expert told CNN that this pressure is unlikely to be enough.

1:46.4

As House Republicans continue to debate President Donald Trump's domestic policy bill,

1:52.0

many people are wondering what it could mean for them.

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