Israel Ground Operation in Gaza

Newscast

BBC

Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Paddy O’Connell is joined by the BBC’s chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet and special correspondent Fergal Keane to discuss the next chapter in the Israel-Gaza conflict. The Israeli military says that its forces entered Gaza after heavy bombardment throughout the night. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere. Today's Newscast was hosted by Paddy O’Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Gemma Roper. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.

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0:00.0	BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:04.8	Hello, there's been a major escalation in the last few hours in the Israel Gaza conflict.
0:11.7	The BBC's Ruchdi Abur al-Luf has provided on the ground reports from Gaza for the last
0:16.2	three weeks.
0:17.2	He managed to get a text out early this morning to the BBC.
0:21.1	He says there was a huge bombardment in the north of Gaza strip on a scale we've never
0:24.5	seen before.
0:25.5	Huge flames could be seen rising into the sky.
0:28.3	It seemed they were using different types of bombs.
0:31.1	At the hospital here, ambulance drivers told me they couldn't communicate with anyone,
0:34.8	so they were just driving in the direction of the explosions.
0:37.4	There's been panic everywhere, even here in Hanunis, where the bombing was less as
0:42.3	people tried to reach family members in other areas to check they are safe.
0:46.2	But the phones have been cut off.
0:48.5	It's total chaos.
0:49.5	We'll hear more from Ruchdi.
0:52.1	We'll hear from the Israeli defence forces who say they've killed one of the masterminds
0:57.0	of the atrocities on October the 7th, and I've been speaking to the daughter of one
1:02.2	of the hostages being held who was released.
1:05.6	It's a busy addition.
1:07.4	We'll hear from Lee's Jusset and Furgle Keen who are both in Jerusalem.
1:11.4	On this, the Saturday episode of newscast.
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