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Israel Increases Airstrikes On Gaza, Pro-Palestinian Protests, House Speaker Race
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
Israel is increasing its airstrikes on Gaza in retaliation for Saturday's surprise attack. Hamas in return threatens to kill hostages if Israel continues its bombardment. How much is this war targeting civilians? All of this has ignited pro-Palestinian marches in a number of U.S. cities. How do marchers justify Hamas attack? And this latest crisis in the Middle East has also increased the pressure on House Republicans to select a new speaker. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Larry Kaplow, Steve Drummond, Krishnadev Calamur and HJ Mai. It was produced by Mansee Khurana, David West and Lilly Quiroz. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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