Humanitarian aid to enter Gaza

Global News Podcast

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🗓️ 18 October 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Israel says it won't prevent delivery of desperately needed humanitarian assistance via Egypt following a request by US President Joe Biden. Also: The US House of Representatives has voted down the hardline Republican Jim Jordan's second bid to become Speaker, and Japan takes steps to stop over-tourism at some of its most cherished sites including Mount Fuji.

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0:00.0	This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
0:06.3	I'm Valerie Sanderson, and in the early hours of Thursday
0:08.9	the 19th of October, these are our main stories.
0:12.2	Both Israel and Egypt have agreed that limited aid
0:15.0	of food, water, and medicine can enter Gaza
0:17.9	after this request from President Biden
0:20.4	on his whirlwind trip to Tel Aviv.
0:22.6	Today I ask the Israeli cabinet to agree
0:24.8	to the delivery of lifesaving humanitarian assistance
0:27.3	to civilians in Gaza.
0:28.6	There will be inspections.
0:30.4	That the aid should go to civilians, not to a mass.
0:33.8	Mr. Biden also said he's seen information
0:36.4	indicating the explosion at a hospital in Gaza
0:39.7	had been caused by an Islamist terror group.
0:42.3	We examine what we know about the blast
0:45.0	that's killed hundreds of people.
0:49.2	Also in this podcast, Republican Congressman Jim Jordan
0:52.8	has failed again to gather enough support
0:55.5	to become Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
0:59.0	This candidate does not and will not be able to get
1:02.2	the Republican votes to become Speaker.
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