Will Israel Take Gaza City? - with Nadav Eyal

Call Me Back - with Dan Senor

Ark Media, Ilan Benatar

Society, October 7, Hamas, War, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, Israel, News Commentary, News, Politics, Elections, Palestine, Dan Senor, Government

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🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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0:00.0	You are listening to an art media podcast.
0:09.6	What really happened is that Israel paid a very heavy price for an incredibly stupid and to some extent cruel mistake.
0:18.3	It made back in March and Hamas was using it and now the question is
0:23.5	will military pressure lead to a deal or will it lead to more criticism of Israel that could
0:31.5	actually lead it to lose the war will it kill the hostages or will it push Hamas again to the negotiating table? And I have,
0:40.9	and this is the good news I'm going to end with, the last 48 hours, we're seeing assessments
0:45.6	in Israel by intelligence sources and by others, that there is movement as to a deal.
1:06.8	It's 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 17th here in New York City.
1:13.9	It's 11 p.m. on Sunday, August 17th, in Israel, where Israelis end a day of mass protests and a nationwide strike against the government's decision to expand the Gaza War by conquering
1:19.8	Gaza City. About one million Israelis participated in the strike, which was organized by the
1:25.7	October Council, which represents most families of
1:29.2	hostages as well as fallen IDF soldiers. While this sounds like a large number, and it did include
1:35.2	hundreds of local authorities, businesses, universities, and other organizations, it failed to shut down
1:41.1	Israel's economy. But by the evening, demonstrations across the country,
1:46.0	but mainly in Tel Aviv, reached what the organizers estimated to be one of the largest
1:50.2	demonstrations in Israel's history. Nearly 500,000 people gathered in hostage square in
1:55.8	Tel Aviv for a mass rally tonight, demanding the government reach a deal. Again, that is according to the
2:02.2	organizers of these rallies and strikes. At the same time, the IDF is preparing to execute the
2:08.7	government's decision to take over Gaza City, despite many concerns from within the IDF about the plan.
2:15.8	Israel announced Sunday that it will resume the supply of tents and shelter
2:19.8	equipment ahead of its plan to evacuate the roughly one million Palestinians living in Gaza
2:24.9	city. Meanwhile, Hamas negotiators in Cairo signaled this week that they are willing to back
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