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Jul 2023
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Jeremy Bowen on Israel's Military Operat...

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The BBC’s international editor Jeremy Bowen explains what’s behind what appears to be one of Israel’s biggest military operations in years in the occupied West Bank.

And Adam and Chris discuss how fuel retailers will be forced to publish live prices under a new scheme aimed at stopping them overcharging.

Plus - the prospect of Orkney Island Council considering an ‘Orkxit’, and what’s ‘new’ about the New Conservatives.

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Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Rufus Gray, Miranda Slade, and Alex Collins. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

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