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Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Monday, December 4th, 2023. This is the

excerpt. Today Israel again expands its offensive in Gaza.

Plus how preppers are preparing for possible societal collapse and we hear stories of

credit card debt and how folks got out of it.

The Israeli military yesterday again called for mass evacuations from the southern

Gaza town of Khan Yunus as it widens a ground offensive and hits targets

across the territory with airstrikes. Israel has said its offensive is aimed at eliminating

Gaza's Hamas leaders, but 15,500 people have been killed in Gaza during the war,

according to the territory's health ministry, who says 70% of the dead are women and children.

Over three quarters of Gaza's 2.3 million people have been

displaced. More than 1,200 people have been killed in Israel and an estimated 135

of the 240 or so hostages taken by Hamas last month remain captive.

Meanwhile, commercial ships came under attack yesterday in international waters off the Red Sea.

And the U.S.S. Carney shot down three drones

while responding to distress calls from the vessels

after they were targeted by Iran-backed

Huti rebels in Yemen, according to a Pentagon statement.

The Huti rebels who have ambushed multiple ships in the region in recent days claimed

responsibility, saying the commercial ships were from Israel.

Though an Israeli military spokesman said the ships don't have a connection to the country.

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