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Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman and environmental reporter Sue Surkes join host Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.
Following the IDF strike that killed top Hamas commander Raed Saad in Gaza City, Berman reviews the obstacles for Israel and Hamas in moving toward the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire. He discusses how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump will need to find a way to agree on the thorny and fundamental issue of getting Hamas to disarm.
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As the IDF postponed a planned airstrike on Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon, Berman reports on the ongoing issue of the terror group’s disarmament, the Lebanese Army’s efforts to work to accomplish that, and Israel’s dissatisfaction with Lebanon’s progress.
After the Water Authority began channeling desalinated water to the Sea of Galilee, the first-ever attempt anywhere in the world to top up a freshwater lake with processed seawater, Surkes reports on hopes that it will raise the level of the lake by half a centimeter a year.
Surkes also discusses the new facility for the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center, featuring the world’s only sea turtle breeding program, helping protect and preserve a species that has existed for 330 million years.
Check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
US State Department said to ask 70 countries to contribute to Gaza stabilization force
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Scientists tracking impact as desalinated water flows into Sea of Galilee for first time
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