Way Too Early 12/27/23
Way Too Early with Ali Vitali
MS NOW, Ali Vitali
4.5 • 538 Ratings
🗓️ 27 December 2023
⏱️ 37 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to destroy Hamas, Israeli forces are shifting their military efforts to southern and central Gaza, and their warning that the battle ahead could take many more months. |
| 0:16.6 | Plus, just hours from now, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas |
| 0:24.1 | are set to meet with Mexican President Obrador, |
| 0:27.6 | just as thousands of Central American migrants make their way |
| 0:32.1 | to the United States' southern border. |
| 0:34.6 | We'll break down what this means and the key issues up for discussion. |
| 0:39.5 | And also ahead, the Detroit Pistons made NBA history, but for all the wrong reasons. |
| 0:46.4 | The record they just broke and has everyone talking. Good morning and welcome and welcome to way too early on this Wednesday, December 27th. |
| 1:05.9 | I'm Jonathan Lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. |
| 1:10.0 | We get right to the news, and the Israeli military |
| 1:12.8 | has expanded its ground offensive into urban refugee camps in central Gaza. The IDF is also focusing |
| 1:21.0 | on southern Gaza's largest city as part of its stated mission to destroy Hamas. Officials say progress has been made in the |
| 1:29.6 | north and that troops will continue to, quote, preserve and intensify the achievements there, |
| 1:36.3 | adding that the war will likely continue for many more months. The expanded operation comes amid growing international pressure for a ceasefire. |
| 1:47.5 | Even the U.S. is urging Israel to curb civilian casualties. |
| 1:52.3 | Yesterday, the Israeli Prime Minister's senior advisor, a man named Ron Dermar, was at the White |
| 1:58.3 | House meeting with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and National |
| 2:02.3 | Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. |
| 2:04.9 | A White House official tells NBC News that the men discussed Israel's transition to a different |
| 2:11.0 | phase of war to, quote, maximize focus on high-value Hamas targets, as well as hostage negotiations and the plan for |
| 2:21.0 | post-war Gaza. Now, President Biden spoke with the Emir of Qatar in an effort to help secure |
| 2:28.6 | the release of the remaining hostages there in Gaza. According to the White House, the two leaders discussed yesterday the |
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