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Mar 2025
57m 55s

Why Did Israel Break the Ceasefire

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Hundreds of people have been killed in Gaza after Israel broke a ceasefire and unleashed a huge bombardment across the territory on Tuesday morning. Israel says it was a "pre-emptive strike" targeting military commanders, leadership officials and terrorist infrastructure. Israel's Foreign Ministry adddd that Hamas refused to extend the ceasefire. Correspondent Jeremy Diamond has the details. 


Also on today's show: Olga Cherevko, Spokesperson, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; Oleksiy Goncharenko, Ukrainian Member of Parliament; Simon Harris, Irish Foreign Minister; Derek Thompson and Ezra Klein, co-authors of "Abundance"  

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