Netanyahu: Israel preparing for Gaza ground invasion

Global News Podcast

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🗓️ 25 October 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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The Israeli PM again urges Gazans to move south but won't be specific about when the offensive will start. Also: The US House elects the Trump ally Mike Johnson as its new speaker, ending weeks of paralysis caused by Republican infighting, and the scientists who painstakingly recreated the face of a Peruvian mummy sacrificed more than 500 years ago.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
0:06.0	Hello, I'm Oliver Conway.
0:07.2	This edition is published in the early hours of Thursday the 26th of October.
0:11.2	The Israeli Prime Minister says Israel is still preparing to invade
0:14.8	Gaza despite calls for restraint.
0:18.0	I want to be clear about the timing of the offensive.
0:20.6	It will be determined unanimously by the war cabinet.
0:23.9	We are working to ensure the best conditions for our fighters and the coming operation.
0:28.7	The UN boss says his recent comments about the Hamas attack not happening in a vacuum
0:33.9	were misinterpreted.
0:35.3	I spoke of the grievances of the Palestinian people.
0:38.7	I also clearly stated that the grievances of the Palestinian people cannot justify
0:43.5	the appalling attacks by Hamas.
0:46.1	We hear from Israel.
0:50.4	Also in the podcast, after three weeks of paralysis, Republicans in the US Congress finally
0:55.5	elect a new house speaker, Trump supporter Mike Johnson, and our Gen Z the most prudish ever.
1:07.7	Israel's powerful military has reportedly been ready to launch an invasion of Gaza for at least
1:12.7	10 days, but the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to give the order to go in.
1:18.1	On Wednesday evening, the Israeli leader again insisted troops were preparing for a ground
1:23.1	offensive, but he didn't give any details other than saying the timing would be reached by
1:27.9	consensus. I want to be clear about the timing of the offensive.
1:32.6	It will be determined unanimously by the war cabinet together with Benny Gans, the chief of staff.
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