Israel-Hamas truce extended
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 28 November 2023
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Qatar said mediators had secured a deal to prolong the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas by two days, Chinese fast-fashion group, Shein, has filed confidential paperwork for an initial public offering with the US securities regulator, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is experiencing a bit of culture shock as he fights against union action in Sweden. Plus, the value of rare whiskies sold at auction has recorded the steepest fall in a decade other than during the pandemic.
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Israel-Hamas truce extended by 2 days, says Qatar
Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein makes confidential filing for US IPO
Tesla wins interim decision against Swedish state over car number plates
Premium whisky prices slump as weak global economy hurts taste for luxury
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| 0:00.0 | The UK's energy partner. |
| 0:06.0 | Learn more at equinore. |
| 0:10.0 | At Aquinore. UK. |
| 0:12.0 | Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Tuesday, November 28th, and this is your |
| 0:17.2 | FT news briefing. Israel and Hamas extended their temporary ceasefire by a couple of days and |
| 0:24.3 | Elon Musk is suing Sweden. Yeah, you heard that right, Sweden. |
| 0:30.0 | I think this is a real clash of ideals. You've got Elon Musk who's a staunch |
| 0:35.5 | anti-unionist. You've got Sweden which is you know one of the most unionized |
| 0:40.3 | countries in Europe. Plus the high-end whiskey market is taking a hit. |
| 0:45.0 | I'm Mark Filipino and here's the news you need to start your day. Israel and Hamas are extending a pause in fighting by two days. |
| 1:06.0 | The original four-day pause was set to expire this morning. |
| 1:10.0 | The extension will allow the release of more hostages being held in Gaza and allow the release of more |
| 1:15.3 | Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons. It'll also mean more humanitarian aid can be delivered to Gaza. |
| 1:22.2 | Here to talk to me about what this means for the |
| 1:24.2 | trajectory of the war is the F.T.'s Chloe Cornish in Jerusalem. Hi Chloe. |
| 1:28.1 | Hi, Mark. So this truce extension, Chloe, what exactly does it do? |
| 1:33.2 | Really more of the same so we'll have more hostages being released more |
| 1:37.2 | Palestinians freed from jail and more aid into Gaza which is a very important part of this truce, because aid is desperately needed in Gaza, which has been absolutely pulverized by Israeli bombardment. |
| 1:52.0 | And although we don't know exactly how many trucks have actually |
| 1:54.7 | entered every day over the course of this truce what we do know is that whatever has |
| 1:59.4 | come in is a drop in the ocean compared to what the humanitarian needs are. |
| 2:04.1 | Remember that well over 13,300 people have been killed in Gaza and over 1 million people |
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