Israel At War With Hamas, Intelligence Failure, Earthquake In Afghanistan

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🗓️ 9 October 2023

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Israel is at war with Hamas. The militant group launched a surprise attack over the weekend. More than 1,100 on both sides have died so far as Israel retaliates. Hamas' unprecedented attack on Israel has also raised questions about Israeli intelligence. Why did Israel and its allies fail to detect any warning signs? And more than 2,000 people have died after a powerful earthquake hit western Afghanistan over the weekend.

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0:00.0	Israel is at war with Hamas, the militant group launched a surprise attack over the weekend.
0:09.7	More than 1100 people on both sides have died so far as Israel retaliates.
0:14.8	What does this mean for the people in Gaza?
0:16.6	I'm Steve Innskipe with Michelle Martin, and this is our first from NPR News.
0:21.7	Hamas attack on Israel raised questions about Israeli intelligence.
0:25.7	Experts say the attack likely took months to plan,
0:29.2	so why did Israel and its allies fail to detect that?
0:32.8	And more than 2,000 people have died after a powerful earthquake hit Western Afghanistan over the weekend.
0:38.6	Not a single building is actually standing, just rubble on the ground.
0:43.4	It's the latest disaster in a country that's already dealing with a dire economic situation
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