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Mar 2025
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Gaza split in half and Germany reopens e...

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Palestinians in Gaza have been warned not to move between the north and south of the strip. US President Donald Trump has warned that Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels will be “completely annihilated”. Germany has reopened its embassy to Syria, 13 years after closing its doors.

This episode features Nagham Mohanna and Jamie Prentis.

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