Israel’s plan for Gaza; arrest warrants for Texas Democrats; starfish goo; and more
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🗓️ 5 August 2025
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| 0:00.0 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to occupy all of Gaza. That's where we're |
| 0:11.2 | starting the seven from the Washington Post. I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Tuesday, August 5th. Let's get you |
| 0:17.8 | caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:31.3 | In a statement released by his office yesterday, Netanyahu said he would convene his security cabinet this week. |
| 0:35.9 | He indicated that he would be seeking the full takeover of Gaza. |
| 0:40.7 | Israel says it already controls more than 75% of the Palestinian territory. The majority of Gaza's more than 2 million people now live in tent encampments |
| 0:47.2 | in the southern part of the enclave, and mass starvation has taken hold under an Israeli blockade of food. |
| 0:55.1 | The Israeli military has mostly refrained from operating where it thinks Israeli hostages are |
| 1:00.9 | being held. But Netanyahu's new plans would change that, and that has the families of hostages |
| 1:07.6 | worried. Senior security officials in Israel have repeatedly insisted that Israel has already achieved its |
| 1:14.8 | military objectives in Gaza. |
| 1:17.2 | That's according to Israeli media accounts. |
| 1:20.1 | But nevertheless, Netanyahu is under pressure from his far-right cabinet ministers not to end |
| 1:26.4 | the war. |
| 1:35.3 | Music his far-right cabinet ministers not to end the war. Number two is a post-exclusive. |
| 1:38.5 | There is fresh infighting in Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth's team. |
| 1:44.3 | Yesterday, the post reported that a top aide to Hegseth tried to oust a senior White House liaison from the Pentagon. |
| 1:52.6 | Ricky Berea is Hegseh's acting chief of staff, and Matthew McNitt coordinates personnel policy. |
| 1:59.7 | And it seems the two men had a scrap last week. |
| 2:03.3 | It appeared to be rooted in Berea's frustration with pushback from the White House as he has |
| 2:08.2 | attempted to fill positions in Hegeseth's office. Adding to the drama, the White House has refused |
| 2:14.2 | to let Berea take over the powerful chief of staff job on a permanent basis. |
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