Israel responds to historic Hamas attack
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 October 2023
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
The death toll from Hamas’s unprecedented multi-front assault on Israel passed 600 on Sunday, and Germany’s conservative opposition won two decisive victories in regional elections on Sunday. Plus, the FT’s Sarah O’Connor explains how the green transition can actually translate to more jobs.
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Audacious Hamas attack is a pivotal moment for Israel
German voters turn their backs on government parties in regional elections
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| 0:00.0 | The FT News Briefing is supported by Equinole, the UK's energy partner. |
| 0:06.3 | Learn more at equinole.co.uk |
| 0:12.4 | Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Monday, October 9th. |
| 0:15.9 | And this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:18.7 | Israel is gearing up for a long conflict with Hamas. |
| 0:22.3 | And Germany's conservative parties celebrated big wins in regional elections on Sunday. |
| 0:27.7 | Plus just how worried should workers be about the green transition. |
| 0:32.0 | Clearly the green transition is generating a lot of jobs. |
| 0:36.0 | We have to remember that jobs are also being lost because the old sort of fossil fuel industries |
| 0:41.7 | are having to be mothballed. |
| 0:44.2 | I'm Mark Filipino and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:57.8 | Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu |
| 1:06.0 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said over the weekend that his country now faces a long |
| 1:11.2 | and difficult war with Hamas. |
| 1:17.2 | An unprecedented assault from the Gaza Strip hit multiple sites across Israel over the weekend. |
| 1:23.0 | Israel has since responded and now more than a thousand people are dead. |
| 1:27.9 | Here to talk to us about the unrest is the FT's Middle East Editor, Andrew England. |
| 1:32.0 | Hi Andrew. |
| 1:33.1 | Hi Mark, how are you doing? |
| 1:34.5 | I'm good, thanks. |
| 1:35.7 | Andrew, walk us through what happened. |
| 1:38.3 | Okay, dawn on Saturday morning, around about 6.6.30 a.m. |
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