Israel Increases Airstrikes On Gaza, Pro-Palestinian Protests, House Speaker Race

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🗓️ 10 October 2023

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Israel is increasing its airstrikes on Gaza in retaliation for Saturday's surprise attack. Hamas in return threatens to kill hostages if Israel continues its bombardment. How much is this war targeting civilians? All of this has ignited pro-Palestinian marches in a number of U.S. cities. How do marchers justify Hamas attack? And this latest crisis in the Middle East has also increased the pressure on House Republicans to select a new speaker.

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0:00.0	Israel is stepping up its airstrikes on Gaza in retaliation for Saturday's surprise attack.
0:07.7	Hamas threatened to kill hostages if Israel continues its bombardment.
0:12.0	How much is this war targeting civilians?
0:14.6	I'm Michelle Martin, that's Stephen's keep, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.2	All this has ignited pro-Palestinian marches in a number of U.S. cities.
0:25.4	We have a kind of victory! We have a kind of victory! We have a kind of victory!
0:29.5	But how do the marches justify Hamas' violent attack?
0:32.2	Also, the crisis in the Middle East increased the pressure on House Republicans to choose a new speaker.
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