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Jan 2025
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Israel kills nearly 200 in Gaza, PA bans...

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About this episode

We are coming to you on Sundays with weekly roundups as Israel's war in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria continues. Israeli attacks in Gaza kill nearly 200 in three days. The Palestinian Authority has banned Al Jazeera from operating in the occupied West Bank. The Biden administration approves more arms for Israel. Syria is set to resume international flights from Damascus. It is day 457 of the war in Gaza, where more than 45,717 Palestinians have been killed.

In this episode:

  • Hani Mahmoud, Al Jazeera Correspondent 
  • Hamdah Salhut, (@hamdahsalhut) Al Jazeera Correspondent
  • Alan Fisher, (@AlanFisher) Al Jazeera Correspondent 
  • Hashem Ahelbarra, (@hashemahel) Al Jazeera Correspondent 

This episode was produced and mixed by David Enders. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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