Israel admits strike killed aid workers; the price tag of Gaza damage, and more
The World in Brief from The Economist
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🗓️ 2 April 2024
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| 0:00.0 | This is the world in brief from the economist. |
| 0:07.0 | Our top stories. |
| 0:12.0 | Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu |
| 0:15.0 | who admitted that the country's forces had killed |
| 0:18.0 | seven aid workers in an quote |
| 0:20.0 | unintended strike on innocent people in Gaza. |
| 0:24.0 | The international group of aid workers was operating on behalf of World Central Kitchen, |
| 0:29.0 | an American NGO. |
| 0:30.0 | W.C.K. noted that they were in, quote, a deconflicted zone in branded vehicles. |
| 0:36.4 | Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed that an Australian citizen was among |
| 0:41.2 | the victims and said his country would seek, quote, |
| 0:44.0 | full and proper accountability. |
| 0:46.0 | Other governments, including Americas, urged Israel to, quote, |
| 0:50.0 | swiftly investigate, end quote. |
| 0:53.4 | The World Bank estimated that at least 18.5 billion dollars worth of infrastructure in |
| 0:57.9 | Gaza has been destroyed in the war with Israel. |
| 1:01.0 | That is equal to 97% of the combined GDP of the Palestinian territories in |
| 1:06.5 | 2022. |
| 1:07.5 | Damage to housing accounted for about three quarters of the cost. |
| 1:11.9 | As of January, Gaza's water and sanitation system |
| 1:14.7 | were delivering less than 5% of pre-war output, said the bank. |
| 1:19.7 | President Joe Biden spoke on the phone to his Chinese counterpart, Shishin Ping. |
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