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Palestinians in Gaza prepare for a new Israeli military offensive.

This plan is inhuman and will cause a new disaster on top of the already horrible situation in Gaza.

I'm Marco Wurman.

We also speak with the father of one of the Israeli hostages in Gaza who says Israel's leadership is ignoring his concerns.

The last 22 months have shown that the families, the hostage families are collatable damage.

Also, the global impact of U.S. funding cuts for vaccine research.

And when Britain decided to shudder its minds and get over its dependence on coal, it did not benefit everyone.

It's a very emotive subject.

Any ex-miner, they all mourn the loss of the coal industry.

Plus, why activists across Asia feel united by the fact that they put milk in their tea and China does not.

Coming up today, here on the world.

This is the world. I'm Marco Wurerman. Thank you for making it here today.

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip woke up this morning asking themselves once again,

where do we go now after Israel's war cabinet decided to expand the military campaign in Gaza.

Today, we were shocked by the new plan to evacuate all the

residents of Gaza City. Salma Altowiel is a mother of four who lives in Gaza City and works

for the Norwegian Refugee Council. In a voice memo she sent to the world, Alta Weill said she and her

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