Israel strikes Gaza after accusing Hamas of ceasefire breach
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.2 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 29 October 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Israeli strikes ordered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kill at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza. It comes after Israel accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire by shooting at IDF soldiers and not handing back hostage bodies. The US President Donald Trump said Israel “should hit back” at Hamas if Israeli soldiers were killed, but added “nothing’s going to jeopardise” the truce. Also: President Trump arrives in South Korea; Hurricane Melissa pummels Jamaica; scores of people killed and 81 arrested in a massive drugs raid in Brazil; rapper Flavor Flav becomes official hype man and sponsor of the US Bobsleigh and Skeleton team for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.6 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:10.3 | Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. |
| 0:12.1 | We're recording this at 430 GMT on Wednesday, the 29th of October. |
| 0:16.8 | Gaza's civil defence agency says more than 30 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes. |
| 0:22.2 | Donald Trump says the ceasefire is not at risk. |
| 0:25.5 | The US president has now arrived in South Korea where he's expected to meet the Chinese leader, |
| 0:30.2 | Xi Jinping, on Thursday. |
| 0:32.4 | Hurricane Melissa has wreaked havoc on Jamaica. |
| 0:35.1 | It's now moving towards Cuba as a category four storm. |
| 0:40.6 | Also in the podcast, dozens are killed in Brazil during a police operation in Rio and... |
| 0:47.1 | Yeah, boy! |
| 0:51.1 | Yeah, boy! |
| 0:53.8 | The public enemy star Flavar Flav signs on to help the US bobsleigh team. |
| 1:03.5 | Overnight, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 33 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, |
| 1:09.1 | according to the Hamas-run civil defense agency and hospital officials. |
| 1:14.1 | People were said to be missing under the rubble after homes, schools and residential blocks were hit in the north, center and south of the territory. |
| 1:22.1 | Israel launched the strikes after accusing Hamas of violating the ceasefire agreement by shooting at Israeli soldiers |
| 1:28.2 | and not handing back hostage bodies. |
| 1:30.8 | As our Middle East correspondent, Lucy Williamson explains. |
| 1:34.5 | Across Gaza, Israeli airstrike showed again the fragility of America's peace |
| 1:39.3 | and the fragility of Gaza's people. |
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