Israel declares state of war with Hamas

Global News Podcast

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Daily News, News

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🗓️ 8 October 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

More than 700 are reported dead and over 100 have been taken hostage. In the Gaza Strip, many civilians are among more than 400 Palestinians killed by Israeli air strikes. Also: Right wing populists look to have made gains in Germany's regional elections, and the museum in Wales that can't account for almost 2000 items.

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0:00.0	This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
0:05.7	I'm Alex Ritson, and in the early hours of Monday,
0:08.8	the 9th of October, these are our main stories.
0:12.3	More than 700 Israeli citizens are reported killed
0:15.6	since the Hamas militant group launched a huge offensive
0:18.8	from Gaza on Saturday.
0:20.5	My country has suffered hundreds of fatalities.
0:24.4	This is Israel's 9-11.
0:27.5	We will not let the world forget the atrocities our country suffered.
0:33.4	Israel's military responds by pummeling the Gaza Strip,
0:36.9	Palestinians, say, more than 400 people have died.
0:39.9	Everywhere you're going, Gaza, you see funeral, you see death, you see building, collapsing.
0:45.3	So you feel that you could be next.
0:47.4	This bomb could be on top of your home or down in the apartment.
0:51.3	The US is sending support to Israel,
0:53.3	including its most advanced aircraft carrier group.
0:58.2	Also, in this podcast, the number of confirmed victims
1:02.3	of Afghanistan's latest earthquake passes 1,000,
1:05.8	and the Welsh Museum that's missing almost 2,000 items.
1:13.6	In the past few hours, we've been getting more details
1:16.2	about the people killed in southern Israel on Saturday
1:19.0	by gunmen belonging to the Palestinian militant groups Hamas
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