Israel escalates attacks on Hamas
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 10 September 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
US annual jobs numbers get a revision, and Israel is intensifying its fight against Hamas. Plus, there’s a brand new copper mining conglomerate, and South Korean companies have been cutting corners to bring workers to the US.
Mentioned in this podcast:
US hiring growth revised down by 911,000 jobs in year to March
Israel launches attack on Hamas in Qatar
Anglo American and Tech Resources to create $50bn mining giant
Korean companies admit cutting corners on US visas but say they have little choice
Macron appoints ally Sébastien Lecornu as France’s prime minister
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| 0:31.2 | Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Wednesday, September 10th, and this is your FT News briefing. |
| 0:38.8 | The U.S. made a major update to its annual jobs numbers, and Israel stepped up its attacks on Hamas. |
| 0:47.0 | Plus, South Korean companies in the U.S. routinely use questionable worker visas. |
| 0:53.5 | I'm Sonia Hudson, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 1:01.2 | Updated jobs data in the U.S. suggests the labor market started cooling a lot earlier than we thought during the |
| 1:12.6 | Biden administration. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the revised numbers yesterday. |
| 1:18.8 | The revision roughly cut in half the number of jobs thought to have been added from April |
| 1:24.1 | 24 to March 2025. It's the largest revision on record. |
| 1:29.3 | The report is a boost to President Donald Trump. |
| 1:33.3 | He's argued that his aggressive tariff and immigration policies were not to blame for recent signs of weakness in the labor market. |
| 1:47.5 | Israel in the labor market. Israel is escalating its war on Hamas. |
| 1:51.2 | The country launched an attack on Hamas officials in Qatar yesterday, and it ordered |
| 1:56.8 | all residents of Gaza City to evacuate. |
| 2:00.5 | Here to talk more about this is the FTs Middle East editor, Andrew England. |
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