Not Some Distant Tragedy
What A Day
What A Day
4.6 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 11 October 2023
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
The devastation from the war between Israel and Hamas continues to unfold. As of Tuesday, nearly 2,000 people combined have been killed in Israel and Gaza, with many more injured. President Biden confirmed that at least 14 Americans are among the dead, and U.S. citizens are among the hostages held by Hamas.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Israel today in a show of solidarity. The U.S. has already repositioned military assets in the region as Israel gears up for what could be an unprecedented assault on Gaza.
And in headlines: thousands of people are feared dead following Saturday’s powerful earthquake in Afghanistan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he’s running for president as an independent, and economic historian Claudia Goldin won a Nobel Prize for tracing the history of women in the workplace.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Wednesday, October 11th. |
| 0:03.1 | I'm Priyanka Aribindi. |
| 0:04.4 | And I'm one-eat-a-talver, and this is what a day. |
| 0:07.1 | On today's show, thousands of people are feared dead following a powerful earthquake in |
| 0:11.3 | Afghanistan. |
| 0:12.7 | Plus, an American economist has won a Nobel Prize for tracing the history of women in the |
| 0:17.4 | workplace. |
| 0:18.4 | But first, the world watches the devastation out of Israel and Gaza continue to unfold. |
| 0:24.2 | So what's the latest on the ground now? |
| 0:25.8 | So in response to the surprise attack and atrocities committed against Israeli civilians |
| 0:30.8 | by Hamas on Saturday, Israel formally declared war against Hamas and implemented a blockade |
| 0:36.9 | on power, fuel, food, and water to the Gaza Strip, as well as retaliatory airstrikes on |
| 0:43.0 | the area. |
| 0:44.0 | Yesterday, those strikes intensified, destroying buildings and sending civilians in the densely |
| 0:49.2 | packed territory scrambling for safety. |
| 0:52.3 | The only remaining crossing out of Gaza was also targeted by an airstrike and is now |
| 0:56.9 | closed, leaving residents trapped and, according to humanitarian groups, with overwhelmed hospitals |
| 1:02.7 | and dwindling supplies. |
| 1:04.7 | The Israeli military has also mobilized 300,000 reservists for what is believed could be an |
| 1:10.4 | upcoming ground incursion into Gaza. |
| 1:13.6 | Hamas also struck back. |
| 1:15.5 | Yesterday from Gaza, the group launched a barrage of rockets into Ash-Kalon, a southern |
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