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Military reporter Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode.
Two Israeli soldiers were killed in Gaza over the past two days. Fabian describes the situations that led to the deaths of Staff Sgt. Danilo Mocanu, 20, and Sgt. Yosef Yehuda Chirak, 22.
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Even as Israel has begun to allow humanitarian aid trucks into the Gaza Strip, United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher warned that 14,000 babies in Gaza could die within 48 hours. Yesterday, the United Nations received permission from Israel for 93 aid trucks to enter the Gaza Strip, but questions remain over how it will get to the Gazans who need it — and not be seized by Hamas.
Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defense agency said IDF strikes killed at least 19 people overnight, as Israel faces mounting international pressure over its military offensive. Dozens of others have been reported dead in unverifiable numbers in the past several days since the operation ramped up on Saturday. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir warned in a video statement on Tuesday that the IDF is prepared to capture more territory in the Gaza Strip if Hamas does not agree to release the remaining hostages it is keeping in captivity. We hear about what appears to be the IDF’s operational strategy during Operation Gideon’s Chariots.
Clarification: The UN claim that 14,000 Gazan babies could die within 48 hours has turned out to be false and based on an incorrect interpretation of a report issued by the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).
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For further reading:
IDF soldier killed in Strip; Hamas-linked agency raises day’s Gazan death toll to 91
Israel allows UN to bring 93 aid trucks into Gaza as international pressure mounts
Israel will seize more of Gaza if Hamas doesn’t free hostages, IDF chief warns
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