Israeli occupation plans; tariff price impacts; why you may want to disable Instagram Map; and more
The 7
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🗓️ 8 August 2025
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Friday, August 8. The seven stories you need to know today.
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| 0:00.0 | Israel's cabinet approved a plan to seize Gaza City. |
| 0:07.9 | That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post. |
| 0:11.4 | I'm Hannah Jewell. |
| 0:12.6 | It's Friday, August 8th. |
| 0:14.6 | Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:26.4 | Early this morning, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel would expand the war in Gaza. Netanyahu's security cabinet approved his plan to conquer |
| 0:34.0 | Gaza City. That city in the north was once the most populous in the enclave before nearly |
| 0:40.1 | two years of war and displacement. The move paves the way for a potential full-scale occupation of the |
| 0:47.9 | entire territory. That's long been a demand of Netanyahu's far-right ministers. |
| 0:57.0 | They want to establish Israeli settlements in Gaza. |
| 1:03.4 | But some senior officials in the Israeli military are opposed to the plan, as are Palestinians and the United Nations. |
| 1:05.7 | They say it will only lead to more death and suffering. |
| 1:09.8 | The families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza also opposed |
| 1:13.6 | the war's expansion. As the cabinet convened overnight, street protests took place in Jerusalem and across |
| 1:20.7 | Israel. Post-reporter Lior Zoroca was on the scene. |
| 1:33.9 | Those protesters were chanting in Hebrew about the hostages. |
| 1:36.5 | They were saying, why are they still in Gaza? |
| 1:37.8 | Bring them home. |
| 1:48.8 | Americans may soon face higher prices because of President Donald Trump's new tariffs. |
| 1:50.1 | That's number two. |
| 1:54.8 | Trump's latest round of import duties took effect yesterday. |
| 2:00.7 | They lifted the average U.S. tariff rate to its highest level since the Great Depression. And whether you like it or not, |
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