Podcasts about Gaza City

We get the latest accounts of the deaths of nine children in one medical family in Gaza - we speak to a doctor who recounts what the mother of these children told her. And we hear a response from the Israeli government to the deaths of the children. Also on the programme: Is Israel beginning to lose the backing of some Western governments? Grammy-nominated musician Anoushka Shankar tells us about her latest album; five years after the death of George Floyd, how much has changed as a result of the Black Lives Matter Movement? And the South Korean woman whose daughter was kidnapped and then traced to the US 44 years later.(Photo: Tents of internally displaced Palestinians who fled from the northern Gaza Strip are set up next to the beach in the west of Gaza City, 25 May 2025. Credit: EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

The Israeli military says it's struck more than seventy-five sites that it described as 'terror targets'. Medics in Gaza say at least 22 people have been killed. Newshour hears from Moshe Lavee, a professor at Haifa University on how his opposition to the war reached a wider audience.Also in the programme: programming language Java turns 30; and a tanker's near miss in Norway.(Picture: The remains of a destroyed car sit among the rubble of a building following an Israeli airstrike west of Gaza City, in Gaza Strip, 23 May 2025. Credit: EPA)

Batool Abu Akleen is a poet and translator in Gaza, Palestine. Her home in Gaza City and her university have been bombed and she has been displaced multiple times. We talked to her about refusing to write and then choosing to write through the genocide; about the importance of mentors; and about creating a community of literary translators in Gaza. Her first full-length collection, 48 kg, is set to appear from Tenement Press in June of this year. (Apologies for the sound quality; Batool spoke to us from one of the rare public venues in which it is possible to access the internet in Gaza; the connection was less than perfect and there is some background noise). Batool's discussion of her new collection and the meaning of its title is at 16.46 and Batool and Marcia's reading of the poem Milad/Birth is at 20.24. Show notes:You can pre-order Batool's 48kg from Tenement Press. It's coming June 15. Batool also has poems in the new GRIEF issue of ArabLit Quarterly and in Modern Poetry in Translation's Salam to Gaza.Batool is one of the authors of Comma Press's forthcoming Voices of Resistance, set to appear in August 2025.You can also read work by Heba al-Agha at ArabLit.You can donate to Batool's GoFundMe at gofundme.com/f/donate-to-support-batools-causeYou can subscribe to BULAQ wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter @bulaqbooks and Instagram @bulaq.books for news and updates. If you'd like to rate or review us, we'd appreciate that. If you'd like to support us as a listener by making a donation you can do so at https://donorbox.org/support-bulaq. BULAQ is co-produced with the podcast platform Sowt. Go to sowt.com to check out their many other excellent shows in Arabic, on music, literature, media and more. For all things related to Arabic literature in translation you should visit ArabLit.org, where you can also subscribe to the Arab Lit Quarterly. If you are interested in advertising on BULAQ or sponsoring episodes, please contact us at bulaq@sowt.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Gaza residents wait for aid, health officials say more than 40 people have been killed by air strikes overnight, as Israel continues its new offensive. We hear from a man who lives in Gaza City and from Israel's ambassador at the United Nations.Also in the programme: The Sudanese army says it now controls all of Khartoum state - recaptured from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces; and we talk to the winner of the International Booker prize, Indian writer Banu Mushtaq.(Photo: Israeli security forces stand near trucks with aid entering Gaza from Israel, near the Kerem Shalom crossing, close to the Israeli border with Gaza. May 21, 2025. Credit: Reuters/Amir Cohen)

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. Dozens of airstrikes were reported overnight and IDF spokesman, Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin, in a press statement from the Gaza border, says five divisions are now operating inside the Strip in the new offensive aimed at defeating Hamas. The ramped-up operation and Israel’s apparent determination have caused renewed determination to strike a deal. But the real question is which deal and whether the sides will bend at all. Magid fills us in. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the immediate resumption of “basic” humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening. Israel has blocked the entry of medical, food and fuel supplies into Gaza since the start of March to try to pressure Hamas into freeing Israeli hostages. We learn about the newly established Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and when it will be up and running. Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: Netanyahu orders immediate renewal of humanitarian aid to Gaza, under heavy US pressure US said pushing 2-month ceasefire deal for 9-10 hostages; Hamas denies this is agreed Witkoff told mediators US not planning to force Israel to end Gaza war, officials say New aid group: We’ll start Gaza operations by June; Israel to lift blockade in interim Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves and video edited by Thomas Girsch. IMAGE: A Palestinian man stands next to a truck carrying UNICEF aid supplies outside a shopping mall in Gaza City on May 12, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamas has confirmed it's started a new round of ceasefire talks with Israel, as the IDF continues its new offensive in Gaza. Newshour hears from Gaza City itself.Also in the programme: Voyager 1 reactivates its thrusters; and Eurovision gets underway in Switzerland.(Picture: A Palestinian makes his way with belongings as he flees his home, after Israeli air strikes, in the northern Gaza Strip. Credit: Reuters)

The civil defence agency in Gaza says the Israeli military has killed almost one-hundred people in the past twelve hours in another intense wave of strikes in the north. The Israeli military said it had hit scores of "terror targets" and was trying to dismantle their infrastructure. We will hear why the medical charity MSF rejects a new plan to deliver some aid to Gaza by the US-backed organisation the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.Also in the programme: the first direct Russian-Ukrainian talks in more than three years have led to an agreement to swap 1,000 prisoners of war, and the American composer, Charles Strouse, who wrote the hit Broadway musical Annie has died aged 96.(Picture: Displaced Palestinians flee their homes in the town of Beit Lahia, north of Gaza City. Credit: HAITHAM IMAD/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on more Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Large sites appear in Gaza ahead of Israeli aid plan rejected by UN, images show Billingham teen Bella Culley arrested in Georgia over drugs offences BBC stars told to follow rules after Gary Lineker post Towie star James Argent sentenced for gender violence in Spain Trumps meeting with Sharaa, unthinkable just months ago, boosts Syrians hopes Mark Carney says Canadians are not impressed by UKs invite to Trump French taxi driver charged with theft after David Lammy dispute Celebrity Traitors How will Stephen Fry, Alan Carr, Cat Burns and others fare in new reality show Israel issues major evacuation order for Palestinians sheltering in Gaza City Putin not on Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in Turkey

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Morse code transcription: vvv vvv BBC stars told to follow rules after Gary Lineker post Large sites appear in Gaza ahead of Israeli aid plan rejected by UN, images show Israel issues major evacuation order for Palestinians sheltering in Gaza City Celebrity Traitors How will Stephen Fry, Alan Carr, Cat Burns and others fare in new reality show Towie star James Argent sentenced for gender violence in Spain French taxi driver charged with theft after David Lammy dispute Putin not on Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in Turkey Mark Carney says Canadians are not impressed by UKs invite to Trump Trumps meeting with Sharaa, unthinkable just months ago, boosts Syrians hopes Billingham teen Bella Culley arrested in Georgia over drugs offences

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Mark Carney says Canadians are not impressed by UKs invite to Trump Israel issues major evacuation order for Palestinians sheltering in Gaza City Putin not on Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in Turkey French taxi driver charged with theft after David Lammy dispute Billingham teen Bella Culley arrested in Georgia over drugs offences Trumps meeting with Sharaa, unthinkable just months ago, boosts Syrians hopes Large sites appear in Gaza ahead of Israeli aid plan rejected by UN, images show Celebrity Traitors How will Stephen Fry, Alan Carr, Cat Burns and others fare in new reality show BBC stars told to follow rules after Gary Lineker post Towie star James Argent sentenced for gender violence in Spain

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Legal reporter Jeremy Sharon and news editor Amy Spiro join host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. Yesterday, the United Nations-linked Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) organization said in a “Special Snapshot” briefing that “the Gaza Strip is still confronted with a critical risk of famine,” and that “the entire population is facing high levels of acute food insecurity, with half a million people [one in five] facing starvation.” Israel has accused IPC of a “lack of transparency” with regards to the source of its data, and it said the IPC’s Special Snapshot failed to take into account “the massive volume of aid, especially food, that entered Gaza during the ceasefire.” Sharon weighs in. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara on Tuesday ordered the military to begin sending conscription orders to all draft-age members of the ultra-Orthodox community at the start of the next recruitment cycle in July. How much authority does she have and will anything change? President Isaac Herzog on Monday became the first foreign leader to be hosted by new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, just six days after he took the helm of Germany’s government, with Berlin and Jerusalem marking 60 years of strong diplomatic ties. Spiro was there and reports back. Singers from 37 countries are now in Basel, Switzerland, for the annual Eurovision Song Contest this week. We learn about Israel's candidate Yuval Raphael and some of the challenges she faces. Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: Food security NGO warns of ‘critical’ famine risk in Gaza; Israel says study ‘flawed’ Attorney general urges conscription of all draft-age Haredim starting this summer In Berlin, Herzog lauds 60 years of German-Israel ties, even as Gaza war casts shadow Eurovision kicking off in Basel with glitz, schmaltz and little love for Israel Israel’s Yuval Raphael and her team met by protests, threat as Eurovision week kicks off After surviving Nova, Israel’s Eurovision hopeful is ready to ‘give my dreams a chance’ Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves and video edited by Thomas Girsch. IMAGE: Palestinians line up to get a ration of hot food from a charity kitchen set up at the Islamic University campus in Gaza City on May 12, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1) Pepe Mujica, guerrigliero, Presidente, umanista di sinistra. L'immensa eredità di un uomo libero. Lo speciale di Esteri 2) Striscia di Gaza. "L'assedio israeliano è una catastrofe umanitaria deliberata”. L'accusa di Medici senza frontiere. Dal primo maggio a Gaza City registrato un aumento del 32% di casi di malnutrizione. 3) Donald Trump – Ahmed Al-Sharaa: la stretta di mano a Riad un gesto per legittimare il nuovo regime siriano. Il punto di Eateri. 4) C'era una volta la California. L'attuale governatore democratico Gavin Newsom, probabile candidato alle presidenziali 2028, propone di tagliare l'assistenza sanitaria gratuita e universale agli immigrati senza documenti. 5) Progetti sostenibili: nel cantone di Ginevra la rigenerazione dei fiumi per recuperare biodiversità, sicurezza e paesaggio. 6) Romanzo a fumetti: “Noi, i Selk'nam Storia di una resistenza” il graphic novel di Carlos Reyes e Rodrigo Elgueta.

Today:Olga Cherevko of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, zooms into the show from Gaza City to discuss the humanitarian crisis there.Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett G Price discuss the new Pope's Creole heritage.

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Military reporter Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. According to the Hamas health ministry, two IDF airstrikes early Wednesday hit the Karama School in Tuffah, a suburb of Gaza City, killing 15. Later in the day, an Israeli strike near a restaurant and market in the city killed at least 33 people, including women and children. Fabian reports on these two incidents and assesses where the IDF is currently heading in Gaza based on statements from IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir yesterday. A Hamas commander was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern coastal Lebanese city of Sidon early Wednesday morning. What was Khaled Ahmad al-Ahmad responsible for? Three Israeli soldiers were wounded in two attacks carried out by Palestinians in the northern and southern West Bank on Wednesday afternoon. Even as the fighting in Gaza is ramping up, we learn that the concentration of forces are still largely in the West Bank. As the army is searching for manpower, it apparently has no lack of woman power. Women still cannot enlist into all fighting units, but where they can, they’re showing up in record numbers. Fabian talks about this and a new rededicated unit -- where women can serve -- aimed at fighting drones along the northern border. Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: Hamas-run authorities say at least 48 killed in series of IDF strikes in Gaza Hamas, Hezbollah commanders killed in IDF strikes in Lebanon 3 soldiers wounded, 2 seriously, in West Bank attacks Ultra-Orthodox incensed as IDF chief orders boost in community’s conscription IDF sees continued surge in female combat recruits amid Gaza war Revived air defense battalion to aim new weapons at drone threat in north Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves and video edited by Thomas Girsch. IMAGE: Soldiers stand near an Israeli army mobile canon at a position by Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, on May 6, 2025. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is TRT World's Daily News Brief for Thursday, May 8th. Pakistan shoots down Indian jets as tensions soar "To calm tensions between the two arch-rivals India and Pakistan, world leaders have urged them to stop fighting. US President Donald Trump called for both nations to cease hostilities, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered diplomatic support to de-escalate the situation. Pakistan has said Indian strikes resulted in the deaths of 31 Pakistani civilians and injuries to 57 others, vowing to respond. It also said its air force brought down five Indian fighter jets and one drone in an act of ""self-defence” — including three Rafale aircraft." Israel kills over 50 Palestinians in continued Gaza bombardment "At least 54 Palestinians were killed and dozens more wounded in fresh Israeli air strikes across Gaza, according to medics. In Al-Tuffah, 16 Palestinians were killed in Israeli shelling of a school-turned-shelter, while 22 others were killed in an attack on a market in Gaza City. Further casualties occurred in Khan Younis, Bani Suhaila and various refugee camps. Gaza's government media office confirmed that Israel has targeted over 234 shelters. Total blockade on Gaza has caused severe famine among Palestinians, with the world urging Tel Aviv to allow aid to flow. Israel has killed over 52,600 people in the Palestinian enclave, mostly women and children, since October 7, 2023. " US court blocks Trump admin's transfer bid for detained Turkish student "A federal appeals court has ordered the transfer of Turkish doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk from an immigration jail in Louisiana to a court in Vermont, where a bail hearing is scheduled for May 9. Ozturk was arrested in March after co-authoring a critical op-ed on Israel's genocidal war on Gaza. The ruling rejects the Trump administration's attempt to block her transfer. Ozturk's legal team argues her detention violates free speech rights." Russia declares ceasefire with Ukraine during Victory Day "Russia declares a unilateral ceasefire lasting until midnight on 11 May, marking the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, a national holiday, commemorating the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. President Vladimir Putin's move to pause hostilities during the national holiday met resistance from Kiev. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected the initiative and warned foreign dignitaries against attending Moscow's celebrations, citing safety concerns. The Kremlin hit back, labelling the warning a “threat,” while spokesman Dmitry Peskov vowed a “swift and effective” military response to any breach by Ukraine." Black smoke rises again as Vatican delays papal decision "Tension runs high in Vatican City as black smoke once again billowed from the Sistine Chapel, signalling no decision yet on the next pope. The 133 cardinals, the most diverse group ever assembled, began their second day of secret voting Thursday. With no clear favourite, speculation swirls—from Italy's Pizzaballa to Sri Lanka's Ranjith. As Catholic pilgrims crowd St Peter's Square, hope lingers as the Christian world awaits the white smoke that will herald the 267th pontiff."

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Welcome to The Times of Israel's newest podcast series, Friday Focus. Each Friday, join diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman and host deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan for a deep dive into what's behind the news that spins the globe. This week, we look at Israel's long history of hostage release negotiations and how the price per captive has become increasingly inflated over the decades. To begin our discussion, Berman gives a brief survey of some traditional Jewish sources dealing with the subject, including the Bible, Mishna and the Rambam's writings. We then turn to 1950s Israel and hear a survey of hostage and POW situations -- and how many prisoners Israel released to free its citizens. Finally, we discuss the deal which released Gilad Shalit -- and saw 1,027 Palestinian security prisoners again walk free, including Hamas October 7 mastermind, Yihye Sinwar. Friday Focus can be found on all podcast platforms. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves. IMAGE: Illustrative image of now-dead Hamas head Yachye Sinwar at a rally to mark the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), in Gaza City, April 15, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Military reporter Emanuel Fabian and culture editor Jessica Steinberg join host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. Fabian was in the Gaza Strip last week at the Morag Corridor. He compares this trip to previous IDF embeds and describes what he saw. We learn about the very intense fighting in the Strip and hear about the incidents in which three servicemen recently lost their lives: Master Sgt. (res.) Asaf Cafri, Cpt. Ido Voloch and Sgt. Neta Yitzhak Kahane, of the Border Police’s Yamas covert unit. For only the third time since a ceasefire in Lebanon went into effect in November 2024, the IDF carried out an attack in the Beirut area. We learn what the IDF was targeting and what this means for the ceasefire. Some 12,000 people led by Holocaust survivors and an Israeli delegation of released hostages, hostages’ family members, and bereaved families marched Thursday from Auschwitz to the Birkenau camp for the 2025 March of the Living, with the horrors of the murder of six million Jews mingling with the plight of the captives in Gaza. Steinberg was on the ground with them and reports back. To end the program, we hear about a rally staged Sunday night by the families of the “Beautiful 6,” six hostages murdered by Hamas terrorists in Gaza at the end of August last year. The six hostages killed by their captors in Gaza were Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Or Danino and Alex Lubanov. We hear about an evening of song, prayer and calls for unity. Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing live blog for more updates. For further reading: As troops advance in south Gaza, IDF says it’s seeing cracks emerge in Hamas’s rule IDF reservist killed, three wounded during fighting in northern Gaza Soldier and cop killed in Gaza City fighting, as IDF prepares to ramp up offensive IDF strikes Hezbollah missile warehouse in Beirut, kills operative in south Lebanon At Auschwitz, Oct. 7 survivors and freed hostages sing ‘Hatikvah’ Former hostages, survivors and the bereaved walk together in March of the Living Hostage families join Holocaust survivors ahead of 2nd Auschwitz march since Oct. 7 Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves and video edited by Thomas Girsch. IMAGE: Asaf Cafri (left), an IDF reservist who was killed in Gaza on April 25, 2025 and his great-grandmother, Holocuast survivor Magda Baratz, pictured in a billboard set up in Rishon LeZion in honor of Holocaust Remembrace Day, the day before his death. (Oren Dai/Rishon LeZion Municipality)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Kathleen Lynn – a Rebel WomanI hope you all had an enjoyable Easter. Across the island and further afield commemorations were held at countless locations to remember those who fought in the 1916 Easter Rising and in all of the generations of the freedom struggle. The Belfast turnout was big and Pearse Doherty, who made an exceptional speech, was given a very warm welcome. I saw no mention of his remarks or those of other republican speakers on RTE, BBC or other broadcasters. So much for public service broadcasting! The story of Easter 1916 reverberates with many remarkable accounts of courage as a small band of Irish Republicans took on the largest Empire ever to have existed in human history. They include many women. Among these are Julia Grenan, Winifred Carney and Elizabeth O'Farrell who were in the GPO and in Moore St. when the decision to surrender was taken. Winifred Carney's statue now stands proudly in front of Belfast City Hall.  Finding their place in a new IrelandIn his Easter remarks at the Republican Plot in Milltown Cemetery Teachta Pearse Doherty referenced the fact that the “momentum for Irish Unity grows stronger every day…. it is fast becoming the defining political project of our generation.” Pearse also addressed the importance of preparing for unity and in doing so the imperative of engaging with the unionist section of our people. He said: “There are many issues for republicans and unionists to talk about. We need to address the genuine fears and concerns of unionists in a meaningful way.”That means examining what they mean when they say they are British. We must be willing he said; “to explore and be open to new ideas. We need to look at ways in which the unionist people can find their place in a new Ireland.”  A Barren Landscape of DeathThe Gaza Strip is one eighth the size of County Antrim and has a population three times larger. Imagine if Belfast north of the River Lagan and including Mallusk and Newtownabbey were levelled to the ground. No schools, no hospitals, no homes – just tents – no churches, no shops, no transport system, no sewage system. A barren levelled landscape of death. Gaza City has been under strict Israeli siege for seven weeks. No bread, no water, no fuel, no medicines have been allowed to enter the area. The people – the children – are starving.  And all the time the international community with a few honourable exceptions does nothing – is complicit in this genocide.All that FussA friend of mine in County Tyrone was taking her seven year old daughter to her local Gael Scoil when the child drew her attention to the road sign for Londonderry. Someone had drawn a line through the London bit.‘Why is that  like that Mammy?' She asked. So Mammy gave a children's explanation. ‘But they are both wrong' the child replied ‘It's not Londonderry or Derry. Its Doire.'And that dear readers is why there is all that fuss about Irish or bilingual signage. 

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports an overnight Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City killed at least 23 people and set tents ablaze.

A school in Gaza City has been razed to the ground by an Israeli drone strike. Plus: Gary Lineker blasts the BBC for their coverage of Gaza; we spoke to Pete Irvine on the UK's geoengineering experiments; and Elon Musk has found himself in a bind. With Michael Walker, Kieran Andrieu and Pete Irvine.

When British-Australian doctor Mohammed Mustafa walked into the terminal at Perth airport last week, there were hundreds of people waiting to welcome him back. He touched down after spending weeks on a medical mission, volunteering at the last fully functioning hospital in Gaza City. Mustafa speaks to Nour Haydar about what he witnessed, why he would not hesitate to go back into the centre of a humanitarian crisis and his message to the political leaders of Australia

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on the news of Pope Francis' funeral and the viewing of his body and global reaction from the Philippines and Gaza City.

* Israel bombs homes and tents in besieged Gaza "Israel has killed at least seven more Palestinians in nighttime strikes on a home and tents for the displacement across Gaza. Four people, including two children and a girl, were killed in a strike on a tent for the displaced in the Al-Mawasi area in western Khan Younis in southern Gaza. One person was killed and 20 others, including 15 children, were wounded in a separate strike on a home in the Khan Younis refugee camp. And two people were killed and several others wounded in another strike that hit a tent in western Gaza City." *Death toll from US strikes on Yemen mounts to 74 Yemen's Houthis have said US strikes on a fuel port killed 74 people and wounded more than 170, making it the deadliest attack of Washington's intensified month-long air campaign. *Iran and US to resume crucial nuclear talks in Rome " Iran and the United States will hold a new round of nuclear talks in Rome to resolve their decades-long standoff over Tehran's atomic aims, under the shadow of President Donald Trump's threat to unleash military action if diplomacy fails. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will negotiate indirectly through mediators from Oman, a week after a first round in Muscat that both sides described as constructive." *DRC boat disaster leaves at least 148 people dead " At least 148 people have been found dead in Democratic Republic of Congo after a motorised wooden boat caught fire and capsized. Officials said that the boat was carrying as many as 500 passengers, including women and children, when it overturned in the Congo River located in the country's northwest region." *Erdogan: Al Aqsa Mosque is our red line " Turkish President Rejep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly condemned Israeli actions at the Haram al Sharif, reiterating that the Al Aqsa Mosque and the surrounding complex belong solely to Muslims and must remain intact. He declared that Al Aqsa is a “red line” for Türkiye, emphasising it would remain so forever. Erdogan called on Israel to immediately halt all provocations, raids, and actions that threaten the sanctity and unity of the holy site."

Gaza ministry says Israel killed 1,400+ medical personnel, kidnapped 360 others amid genocide "The Health Ministry in Gaza has announced that over 1,400 medical personnel have been killed in Israeli attacks since October 2023, with 360 others still detained by Israeli forces. The ongoing war has claimed more than 62,000 Palestinian lives—mostly women and children—left over 115,000 injured, and displaced nearly the entire population of 2.3 million." Israeli strikes kill 6 more Palestinians in Gaza "Israeli forces carried out multiple air strikes in Gaza City, targeting tents sheltering displaced civilians and a residential apartment again, killing six Palestinians and wounding several others, according to medics. Among the dead were an elderly woman and three people struck inside Yarmouk Stadium, which houses thousands of displaced families. " Sudan's RSF establishes rival govt; army advances in Omdurman as war rolls into 3rd year "Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) chief Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo has announced the formation of a rival government, marking the war's third year with a call for a “Government of Peace and Unity” to challenge the army-aligned administration. Meanwhile, the Sudanese army said it had regained control of three areas and a camp from the RSF in western Omdurman, claiming continued military advances and heavy losses inflicted on RSF ""militia""." Ball in China's court on tariffs — Trump "Donald Trump says it's up to China to restart trade talks, accusing Beijing of backing out of a major Boeing deal. “The ball is in China's court,” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters, stressing that the US doesn't need a deal as much as China does. Trump's comments follow reports that Beijing ordered airlines to halt Boeing jet deliveries and pause purchases of US aircraft parts, raising tensions in the ongoing trade standoff." Barbaric act': Scores of Muslim graves desecrated in UK hate crime "UK police are investigating an Islamophobic hate crime after 85 graves, many of them belonging to babies and young children, were desecrated in the Muslim section of Carpenders Park Lawn Cemetery in Watford. Hertfordshire Police said the act, discovered by a grieving family, has deeply shaken the local Muslim community. Authorities have increased patrols and are urging anyone with information to come forward."

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Military reporter Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. Yesterday, the family of Edan Alexander approved the publication of a Hamas propaganda video released Saturday, which showed signs of life from the US-Israeli hostage soldier who has been held by the terror group since he was kidnapped on October 7, 2023. Born in Tel Aviv, Alexander grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey. He returned to Israel to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces after graduating from high school in 2022. Fabian fills us in and we hear a segment of the video. This morning, we learned that over 1,600 former IDF paratroopers and infantry soldiers signed a letter demanding the government reach a deal to bring the hostages home, even if it means ending the war. We discuss this latest appeal, which adds to a growing wave of public pressure to end the ongoing war following similar letters from IDF reservist doctors, the Talpiot program, former 8200 intelligence unit members, ex-Mossad members, navy reservists, and reservist air force personnel. We focus on the air force letter, which has brought the most media attention, and hear what steps -- if any -- the IDF is taking to stem this tide. The Israel Defense Forces announced at noon Saturday that it had completed the capture of the Morag Corridor in the southern Gaza Strip, cutting off the city of Rafah from Khan Younis. Fabian explains how this is part of a greater plan to widen the new border buffer zone. Yesterday, the Israeli military carried out an airstrike on a hospital in Gaza City, after telling staff and patients to evacuate ahead of the overnight attack, one of a series of strikes that Israel said were targeting Hamas operational centers. No casualties were reported in the hospital strike, with Israel issuing a warning to evacuate the facility before the attack. We learn where civilians are meant to go during such airstrikes, and in general. Air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile fired at Israel by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen early on Sunday evening. The Houthis claimed to have fired two missiles in the attack, one targeting the Sdot Micha Airbase — where, according to foreign reports, Israel holds nuclear-capable Jericho missiles — and the other aimed at Ben Gurion Airport. Fabian weighs in. On Friday, the IDF confirmed that it participated in a just-completed annual aerial exercise hosted by Greece, which this year included the participation of Qatar -- along with 11 other countries. We ask Fabian how significant this joint exercise is. Please check out The Times of Israel's ongoing live blog for more updates. For further reading: ‘Why am I not home?’ Edan Alexander’s family okays publication of Hamas propaganda video Over 250 ex-Mossad members, 3 former chiefs urge hostage deal even if it ends war IAF to dismiss reservists who signed letter demanding prioritization of hostages over war IDF says it hit a Hamas command center embedded in Gaza City hospital IDF fully surrounds Rafah as Katz warns Gazans of ‘final moment to remove Hamas’ IDF says Houthi missile intercepted; shrapnel falls in West Bank In first, Israeli Air Force participates with Qatar in aerial exercises hosted by Greece Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves. IMAGE: Troops of the Givati Brigade operate in Gaza, in a handout photo issued on April 9, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sudan: UN chief condemns killings amid gains by rebel forces in DarfurIsraeli attack puts Gaza City hospital out of service: WHOMyanmar: Farmers helped to rescue crops after quake devastation: FAO

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. DHS Secretary Noem at Terrorist Confinement Center in El Salvador (AP pic) Trump, Salvadoran president Bukele say they won't release man wrongly deported to notorious Salvadoran prison San Jose begins construction on city's first “safe sleeping site”, with 48 tents, water, electricity and parking Israeli airstrikes damaged last fully-functioning hospital in Gaza City, destroying surgery building and oxygen generation station for intensive care units Hungary's parliament passes constitutional amendment allowing government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities, including popular “Budapest Pride” event Trump wants CBS to lose broadcast license because it “mentions the name Trump in a derogatory and defamatory way” The post Trump, Salvadoran president won't release man wrongly deported to Salvadoran prison; San Jose begins construction of city's first “safe sleeping site” for homeless – April 14, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

The UK government is racing to keep Britain's last steel blast furnaces in operation. Plus: Why Donald Trump has already lost his trade war with China; and Israel destroys the last functioning hospital in Gaza City. With Michael Walker, Ash Sarkar and Commonwealth's Mathew Lawrence.

Israeli strike on Gaza hospital ‘ugliest form of genocide': Palestine Palestine has denounced an Israeli air strike on the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City as “one of the ugliest forms of genocide”. An Israeli warplane fired two missiles into the al-Ahli Arab Hospital, causing damage to the facility, which serves over a million Palestinians in northern Gaza. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said this was a clear contempt for international law and accused Israel of “deliberately destroying 34 hospitals in Gaza since the war began and imposing starvation, thirst, and a blockade on vital medical supplies" Israel threatens to further shrink, isolate Gaza Meanwhile, the Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has threatened to further shrink and isolate Gaza as carnage continues in the blockaded enclave. Katz said that Gaza will become smaller and more isolated, and more and more of its residents will be forced to evacuate from the fighting zones. US finds no link between Rumeysa Ozturk and antisemitism, terrorism The US State Department has found no evidence that Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish graduate student at Tufts University in Massachusetts, engaged in anti-Semitic activity or supported a terrorist organisation. A March memo from within the State Department concluded there were no grounds to revoke Ozturk's visa based on the Trump administration's claim that she supported the Palestinian resistance group Hamas or engaged in anti-Semitism or violence as alleged by the Department of Homeland Security. Russian strike kills over 30 people in Sumy: Ukraine A Russian missile strike on Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy killed at least 32 people, including two children, and wounded dozens, Kiev said, in the deadliest attack in months. The local emergency service said on social media that the latest toll was that 32 people died, including two children"" and that 84 people were injured, including 10 children. Türkiye eyes Erdogan, Trump meet as Antalya Diplomacy Forum concludes Türkiye's foreign minister has said that work is underway for a meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump. Hakan Fidan told reporters at the conclusion of Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2025 that work is ongoing on whether the meeting will take place in the US or Türkiye, Fidan also said Erdogan intends to visit Syria.

More than 30 Ukrainians killed in Russian missile attack on Sumy. Also: Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza City's last functioning hospital, presidential elections in Ecuador and Gabon, and scientists grow human teeth in a lab.

Rosemary Barton looks at the campaign as it passes the halfway point, and what to expect in this week's debates.Ukraine's emergency service says at least 34 people are dead after a Russian missile strike on a northern city.Israel attacks the last operating hospital in Gaza City.Officials in the Dominican Republic say a woman rescued from the rubble of a roof collapse has died, bringing death toll to 226.China's president is looking to deepen his country's ties with some Southeast Asian nations in face of US tariffs.For the first time in over 20 years, a Canadian is in contention to win the Masters. 

A US-Panama deal allows for a limited military presence at the Panama Canal, the US-China trade war escalates with record-high tariffs, the UN condemns Myanmar's junta for breaking the earthquake ceasefire, Israel issues evacuation orders for eastern Gaza City, the UK conducts the first visit by its military chief to China since 2015, the US Senate confirms Donald Trump's pick as Joint Chiefs Chairman, the Supreme Court orders the return of a mistakenly deported Maryland man, a helicopter crash in New York City claims the life of a Spanish CEO, Prada acquires Versace for €1.25B, and Tesla launches in Saudi Arabia. Sources: www.verity.news

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Israel kills eight more Palestinians in Gaza bombardment Israel's brutal war on Gaza continues with fresh air strikes targeting the Al-Farra family home in the Sheikh Nasser area of Khan Younis, killing at least eight Palestinians and injuring several others, according to reports. Children are believed to be among the victims. Meanwhile, rescue teams are searching for missing Palestinians trapped under rubble after another Israeli strike destroyed a home in Gaza City's al-Shujaiya neighbourhood, local media said. Netanyahu furious as Israeli Air Force's 1,000 reservists demand end to Gaza war A group of 1,000 current and former Israeli Air Force reservists has publicly urged the government to secure the return of all captives held in Gaza, even if it means ending the war. In an open letter, the reservists warned that continuing the war risks the lives of hostages, soldiers, and civilians, accusing leaders of prolonging the conflict for “political and personal interests." China engages with Saudi Arabia and South Africa on US tariffs; Xi to embark on three-nation tour China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao held separate video talks with his Saudi and South African counterparts to discuss responses to the United States' ""reciprocal tariffs,"" according to China's commerce ministry. The discussions also focused on deepening bilateral economic and trade cooperation between China, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa. Russia making 'systematic' efforts to recruit Chinese citizens for Ukraine war: Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of “systematic” efforts to recruit Chinese nationals for its ongoing war in Ukraine, now in its fourth year. In a post on X, Zelenskyy said Ukraine is investigating the involvement of Chinese citizens, including two reportedly captured in the eastern Donetsk region, with the Security Service conducting procedural actions. China has rejected claims made by Kiev that Chinese citizens were “fighting alongside Russia in Ukraine." Türkiye, Somalia sign onshore hydrocarbon exploration deal Türkiye and Somalia have expanded their energy cooperation by signing a new onshore hydrocarbon exploration and production deal, granting Turkish Petroleum (TPAO) rights to explore three land blocks covering around 16,000 square kilometres. The agreement was signed in Ankara by Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar and Somali Petroleum Minister Dahir Shire Mohamed, marking a key step forward following previous offshore accords.

Israel's bloodbath in Gaza continues At least 38 Palestinians have been killed, including women and children, and scores wounded in Israeli air strikes on a residential building in Al Shujaiah neighbourhood in Gaza City, as Tel Aviv's deadly onslaught on the enclave continued unabated. At least eight women and eight children are among the victims, while more than 85 people were also wounded, including many in critical condition. More than 34 people remain missing under the rubble of the targeted building, including several women and children. US strikes kill at least 16 in Yemen Yemen's Houthi group has said at least 16 people were killed in US air strikes. The strikes targeted areas of Hudaida and the capital Sanaa. A strike hit al-Hawak district in Hudaida, killing 13 people, most of them women and children. In Sanaa, multiple air strikes targeted the Rajam area in the Bani Hushaysh district and the al-Nahdayn area in the Al-Sabeen district China hits US with 84% tariffs in trade war escalation Beijing has sharply retaliated to the United States' trade war, announcing an increase in tariffs on American goods to a total of 84 percent, up from the previously stated 34 percent. The Chinese Finance Ministry's declaration is set to take effect from April 10th. The Chinese countermeasures had an immediate impact as US stock index futures experienced a sharp decline following the announcements Trump declares 90-day reciprocal tariff pause except for China President Donald Trump has announced a 90 day pause on his sweeping tariffs, giving all countries a 10 percent baseline except China, which will see even higher levies. Trump said based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World's Markets, the tariff charged to China by the United States of America was raised 125 percent. The US president also said that more than 75 countries had asked for negotiations over the tariffs and that he authorised a 90 day pause, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10 percent. US imposes new sanctions on Iran The United States has announced new sanctions targeting Iran's nuclear programme ahead of closely watched talks on the row between the longtime adversaries. The Treasury Department imposed sanctions under additional authorities on five entities, including the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and one individual over the contested nuclear programme

China ups tariffs on U.S. imports to 84%, starting at midnight.Canada's retaliatory 25% tariff on US-made vehicles that do not comply with new NAFTA rules goes into effect. Israeli airstrike kills at least 29 Palestinians in Gaza City. Some Muslim and Arab-Canadian voters want to hear more from Canada's leaders on the war in Gaza. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pitches a new tough on crime law. Longtime Ottawa resident stranded in the United Kingdom after her wallet and permanent residency card were stolen.

It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! The guests will be political analyst Omar Baddar on Israel's renewed attacks in Gaza, and Paris Marx, host of the podcast "Tech Won't Save Us," about how Elon Musk is running Tesla into the ground. First, Emma runs through updates on Trump's tariff turmoil and responses in both the Senate and House, Mike Waltz's security issues, Laura Loomer's return to the White House, Israel's seizure of land in Gaza, a joint US-Israel attack on Syria, Netanyahu's visit to Hungary, and Eric Adams' announcement that he's running as an independent, before diving deeper into Trump's tariff announcement, including the bunk equation they used to calculate this policy, and the obvious, extensive impact it will have on everyday Americans. Omar Baddar then joins, jumping right into Israel's major escalations to their ongoing ethnic cleansing of Gaza, with Netanyahu's recent announcement that Israel would be going ahead with a full-scale land seizure in North Gaza, adding a “second Philadelphi Corridor” south of Gaza City amid their revamped military barrage, all under the dishonest pretense of saving the hostages. Baddar and Emma then look to Israel's expansion of hostilities even outside of the genocide of Palestinians, with repeated bombardments against Lebanon – including occasional strikes on Beirut – ongoing despite an alleged ceasefire, unpacking the country's (and Netanyahu's) extensive history of pushing an agenda of regional chaos to bolster their position as Middle East watchdogs for the West, with Israel serving major roles in spurring the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 and in gutting the Iran Nuclear deal under Trump 1.0. Omar wraps up by touching on the growing backlash to Israel's belligerency on the international stage, and whether there is hope to be found in both regional and global actors turning away from the US-Israel imperial coalition. Paris Marx then gets right into the wonderful revelations in Tesla's quarterly earnings report, walking through the devastating drop in sales amid mass recalls, a diversifying EV market, and overwhelming global backlash to the fascist politics of Elon Musk. Marx then tackles the particular failures of Tesla's *ONLY* new major model release in recent years with the Cybertruck, and how it represents the greater issue of allowing a deranged billionaire to make outrageous promises completely detached from the material reality of both his company and modern technology, before shifting to the explosive impact Chinese products are currently having on the EV market, with BYD proving clear affordability and profitability even in European markets, developments that are all in line with America's dwindling role as a global economic leader. Paris and Emma wrap up by examining the growing existential threat facing Elon Musk and his companies as backlash to his corrupt business practices and corrupt politics hits back at Tesla and Starlink profits in Europe and Canada, all while he continues to tie his billionaire lifestyle to the worth of those stocks. And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Matt Binder and Brandon Sutton as they watch Trump Cabinet members come out of the woodwork to plead with the public not to panic or get upset over their complete decimation of the global economy and mass inflation it will cause. They also talk with Cassie from Indiana about state-based pushback to the Trump Administration, and listen to Senator Jim Banks' wild victim blaming as our public health apparatus faces massive job cuts, plus, your calls and IMs!
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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. The Israeli military said Saturday evening it had expanded its ground offensive in the southern Gaza Strip to expand a buffer zone along the borders of the Strip, the IDF said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced this morning that the security cabinet last night voted to increase pressure on Hamas. This comes as mediation efforts are stepping up. Berman explains where negotiations stand now -- and why. Last week, Gazans took to the streets in protest against the Hamas regime throughout the Gaza Strip. This morning we learned that Hamas operatives kidnapped, tortured and executed a 22-year-old Palestinian man, Oday Nasser Al Rabay, who participated in last week’s wave of protests, according to his family. This comes as we learn of a June 2023 document from the Defense Ministry unit that oversees the Gaza Strip which recommended a potential long-term truce (hudna) with Hamas. Berman delves into what this document says about Israel's "conception" of Hamas capabilities. Hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators rallied in Istanbul Saturday calling for democracy to be defended after the arrest of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu which sparked Turkey’s worst street unrest in over a decade. Berman examines the Israel-Turkey relationship -- or lack thereof -- since October 7, 2023. Syria’s new transitional government was sworn in Saturday, nearly four months after the Assad family was removed from power and as the new authorities in Damascus work to bring back stability to the war-torn country. While the 23-member Cabinet is religiously and ethnically mixed, Israel sees itself as a defender of Syria's minorities, says Berman. Please see today's ongoing liveblog for more updates. Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves. For further reading: Israel confirms it received new Gaza truce proposal from mediators, made counteroffer IDF expands ground op in southern Gaza, pushing further into Rafah In disturbing Hamas video, distraught hostage Elkana Bohbot shouts and begs for release Gazan man murdered by Hamas after joining protests against terror group, family says Report: A June 2023 Defense Ministry document proposed near-sovereignty for Hamas in Gaza Hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, gather at Istanbul rally to protest against Erdogan Syria swears in new transitional government four months after ousting Assad IMAGE: Palestinians buy clothes in a shop next to a destroyed apartment building in preparation for Eid al-Fitr celebrations at Al-Rimal neighborhood in the center of Gaza City, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We look at two high-profile immigration cases under the Trump administration with Doris Meissner, senior fellow and director for the U.S. immigration policy program at Migration Policy Institute. Then, Democrats have struggled to reach a consensus on the best way to counter President Trump during his second term. Matt Bennett of Third Way, a Democratic centrist think tank, and Usamah Andrabi, communications director for the progressive group Justice Democrats, join us to explain how the party should take on Trump. And, Dr. Razan al-Nahhas, an American emergency room physician, is on her second medical mission to Gaza. She speaks to us from the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, where she's volunteering, about the impact of the latest Israeli airstrikes into Gaza.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Plus: Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan joins Queen and Herbie Hancock at this year's prestigious Polar Music Prize. Also: As Mark Carney begins his time as Prime Minister - the Conservative shadow minister for ethics Michael Barrett says he's being anything but transparent about his financial holdings.

As peace talks drag on, the crisis in Gaza gets worse and worse. It's now two weeks since Israel shut off electricity, food, fuel and medical supplies, in a bid to pressure Hamas to accept an extension of the preliminary ceasefire. Gavin Kelleher is the humanitarian access manager in Gaza for the Norwegian Refugee Council. He joins the show from Gaza City.  Also on today's show: Elizabeth Goitein, Senior Director, Liberty and National Security Program, Brennan Center for Justice; Noubar Afeyan, Co-Founder & Chairman, Moderna; Mary McCord, Former Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security, DOJ  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anas Baba is NPR's eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza. He's also one of the only Palestinian journalists working full time for an American news organization in Gaza. Israel has banned international journalists from independent access to the territory throughout this war. But Baba is from Gaza City, and he chose to stay and report when the war began. Today on The Sunday Story, what it's like to cover the war while also living through it.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Nearly 40, 000.That's the United Nations estimate for the number of children who have been killed or injured since Israel began its war with Hamas some 18 months ago. Last year, NPR profiled one injured Gazan boy, Nimer Sadi al-Nimer, who was shot five times by the Israeli military while he and his father were gathering food dropped by parachute outside Gaza City. This week, NPR Gaza producer Anas Baba tracked Nimer down to hear what the past year has been like. NPR correspondent Rob Schmitz speaks with Baba about what he learned after reconnecting with Nimer.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Public intellectual Micah Goodman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's Daily Briefing, a bonus episode of ToI's weekly podcast series, What Matters Now. As 24 living hostages languish in Gaza, Israel finds itself at a crossroads: Will the nation sign a deal with the terrorist group the Jewish state is bent on destroying or return to war against Hamas to apply pressure for the captives' release? Goodman explains how both sides of this argument see their position as protecting the nation. We hear, however, how the twin quests for national security and solidarity may appear to be in conflict with each other -- and how to overcome that paradox. And as Goodman pushes for Israel to sign a deal to release the hostages -- living and dead -- he explains how we must trust Hamas "to give Israel 17 reasons to restart the war." He cautions it must be a war that is launched at Israel's discretion, backed by national consensus and with the determination to realize the goal of destroying Hamas. And so this week, we ask Micah Goodman, what matters now. Please see today's ongoing liveblog for more updates. Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves. IMAGE: Illustrative: A Palestinian boy carries a toy gun while standing with members of Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, during a rally in Gaza City on May 24, 2021. (AFP / Emmanuel DUNAND)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What are the real prospects for rebuilding Gaza? And what would it take to achieve lasting peace in the Middle East? Preet is joined by Dennis Ross, the former US Ambassador and peace negotiator; Karim Sadjadpour, an expert on Iran and the Arab world; and Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a Gazan-American writer and analyst who grew up in Gaza City, and moved to the US as a teenager.  Plus, Preet addresses President Trump's controversial executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie.  You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE's Youtube channel and subscribe.  Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available on our website.  Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on Threads, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last week, US President Donald Trump threatened Hamas with “hell” to pay if hostages from the October 7th attack on Israel were not released. Today, Israel's energy minister, Eli Cohen, says the country will now cut its electricity supply to Gaza “immediately.”Also in the programme: Canada's governing Liberal Party prepares to elect a new leader following the resignation announcement of PM Justin Trudeau; the Pompidou Centre in Paris is preparing to close for five years; and after the announcement that female tennis players can get twelve months' maternity leave, tennis star Victoria Azarenka gives us her reaction. (Photo: A tent of internally displaced Palestinians set up next to a destroyed building in the east of Gaza City, 9th March 2025. Credit: Mohammed Saber/EPA-EFE-REX/Shutterstock)