Good morning. You are watching the Independent Republic of Mike Graham on talk with me, Kevin O'Sullivan, on TV, on radio, online and on your smart speaker.

Coming up, as Israel gears up for a ground invasion of Gaza, the UN warns that fuel and medicine supplies there are about to run out.

Plus, Suella Braven is set to target migrants

by raising the salary threshold for entry to the UK.

And Humza Yusuf tells the SMPP conference

he'll call for a second independence referendum

if his party wins a majority at the next election.

Thank you. wins a majority at the next election. Israel's Prime Minister says his military are ready to strike Amos at any moment.

Benjamin Netanyahu promised to demolish the terrorist group.

The Israeli defense forces have spent years planning for a ground invasion into Gaza,

but will an invasion lead to a far wider war across the Middle East?

To discuss this and more, I'm joined by conservative commentator

Benedict Spence. Why don't they always call you a conservative commentator? I think it's just

the blue suit. I don't know what you commentator to give you more of a wide range of

implicit. I can't talk on other subpo. Yes, indeed. Now, well, let's talk about Israel. I mean,

we've been hearing now for days.

It's coming.

It's coming.

The next stage is about to happen.

Get prepared to die and all that from Netanyahu.

A lot of tough talk.

And I'm certain tough action is going to happen very, very soon.

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