US promises 'ironclad' support for Israel

Global News Podcast

BBC

Daily News, News

4.3 • 8.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledges unwavering support in talks with Benjamin Netanyahu, but warns that Palestinian civilians must not be harmed. Also, Japan moves to dissolve the Unification Church, linked to the assassinated former PM Shinzo Abe. And Taylor Swift's concert film premieres in LA.

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0:00.0	This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
0:05.1	I'm Janet Gillil and at 13 hours GMT on Thursday,
0:07.9	the 12th of October, these are our main stories.
0:10.7	Israel says there'll be no electricity, water or fuel for Gaza
0:15.2	until all Israeli hostages are freed
0:18.3	and that it will fight Hamas until it's destroyed.
0:21.4	Just as ISIS was crushed, so too will Hamas be crushed.
0:26.6	They should be spit out from the community of nations.
0:30.1	As America's top diplomat vows unending US support for Israel,
0:34.2	some of the hundreds of thousands of garsens left homeless
0:37.5	by Israeli air strikes seek refuge in hospitals
0:41.3	already overwhelmed by casualties.
0:43.9	Every corner of the compound, there are families on mattresses
0:48.9	and it literally is a seal of desperation.
0:53.2	Also in this podcast.
1:02.0	A film by the world's biggest music star, Taylor Swift,
1:05.5	breaks records before it's even released.
1:12.3	Aydation sees a warning that Israel's total blockade of Gaza
1:15.7	in response to Hamas' devastating attack on Saturday
1:19.2	could lead to its hospitals turning into morgues.
1:23.0	As we record this podcast,
1:24.6	the International Committee of the Red Cross says
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