Israel approves military takeover of Gaza City
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.2 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 8 August 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
The Israeli government's decision to take over Gaza City has prompted criticism from international leaders, including Germany, a long-time ally of Israel and one of its largest arms suppliers. The prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu had earlier said his ultimate aim was the occupation of the whole of the Gaza Strip. The security cabinet wants the disarmament of Hamas, the return of all hostages and the establishment of an alternative civilian administration.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Globe News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:05.2 | I'm Nick Mars, and at 13 hours GMT on Friday the 8th of August, these are our main stories. |
| 0:11.0 | Israel's security cabinet has given the go-ahead for a military takeover of Gaza City. |
| 0:16.9 | President Trump has declined to say whether today's deadline for Russia to agree a ceasefire in Ukraine still holds in light of a possible meeting with Vladimir Putin. |
| 0:28.7 | Also in this podcast, an Australian woman who murdered three of her relatives with a meal of deadly mushrooms had allegedly tried to poison her husband several times. |
| 0:39.5 | He talked about a curry, a Bolognese sauce and a wrap that he was given. |
| 0:43.4 | Such were his suspicions, he went to the GP who told him to log any suspicions. |
| 0:48.9 | And astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope |
| 0:53.0 | have found compelling evidence of a giant new planet. |
| 1:01.0 | Israel's Security Cabinet has approved plans for a major expansion of the war against Hamas with the takeover of Gaza City. |
| 1:09.3 | The aims include the disarmament of Hamas, the return of all hostages, |
| 1:14.0 | and the establishment of an alternative civilian administration. |
| 1:17.9 | The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had earlier said |
| 1:20.9 | his ultimate aim was the occupation of the whole of the Gaza Strip. |
| 1:25.5 | The latest proposal has been widely condemned by the Israeli |
| 1:28.8 | opposition and military leaders, and the German government has announced it will not approve |
| 1:33.5 | any exports to Israel of military equipment that could be used in the Gaza Strip until further notice. |
| 1:40.7 | Yehuda Cohen is the father of one of the remaining Israeli hostages there. |
| 1:45.5 | Nimrod Cohen. He's against the plan. |
| 1:47.7 | It's obvious that it's endangering my son, endangering the other living hostages. |
| 1:52.2 | And beyond the fact that it's endangering hostages, it's tolling time. |
| 1:57.9 | The hostages, well, Nathaniel said it's going to be about a four-month operation. |
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