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CNN 5 Things

Hamas fires rockets, stagflation fears, world kindness & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Hamas has fired rockets at Israel in response to the renewed ground offensive in Gaza. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies are sparking “stagflation” concerns. Venezuela's leader is calling the deportation of mostly Venezuelan migrants from the US to El Salvador a “kidnapping.” The man who was last seen with a missing US college student has left the Dominican Republic. Plus, we explain why there may be more kindness in the world than you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hi there, from CNN. I'm Aaron Matheson, with the five things you need to know for Thursday, March 20th.

0:37.3

Hamas has fired rockets at Israel from Gaza.

0:40.9

The attack was launched in response to Israel's renewed ground offensive on the strip,

0:45.6

which shattered a two-month-long ceasefire.

0:48.3

CNN's Jeremy Diamond has more details.

0:51.1

Three rockets were fired by Hamas from the southern part of the Gaza Strip here towards

0:56.0

central Israel, setting off sirens in Tel Aviv and across this region.

1:02.3

One of those rockets was indeed intercepted.

1:04.9

The other two fell into open areas, according to the Israeli military, but there were no injuries

1:09.6

stemming from that.

1:10.8

Hamas, of course, over the last couple of days, had held back its fire,

1:14.3

resisting, firing back as Israel carried out these strikes in Gaza,

1:18.1

but finally making the decision to indeed carry out those strikes

1:22.9

and warning that much more will come if Israel keeps up its attacks on Gaza.

1:33.3

Israel blames the new fighting on Hamas for refusing to accept revised ceasefire terms. In turn, Hamas has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of unilaterally upending the

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