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Israel Strikes Gaza, Trump And The Courts, Takeover At US Institute Of Peace

2025/3/18
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Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have resulted in hundreds of Palestinian casualties, threatening the fragile ceasefire with Hamas.
  • Hundreds of Palestinians were killed or injured in surprise Israeli airstrikes on Gaza.
  • The strikes are the most intensive since the ceasefire began in January.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu threatened to return to war if hostages were not released.
  • Hamas refused an extension of the first phase of the ceasefire, leading to the attacks.
  • Israel blocked all aid to Gaza three weeks ago, resulting in dwindling supplies.

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Hundreds of Palestinians were killed or injured in surprise Israeli strikes, threatening a tenuous ceasefire. A federal judge ordered the Department of Justice to explain why it ignored a ruling not to deport hundreds of Venezuelans, and the US Institute of Peace was the scene of a hostile takeover by the Trump administration's government efficiency group.*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 Gerry Holmes, Roberta Rampton, Russell Lewis, Alice Woelfle and Janaya Williams. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Destinee Adams and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange.*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)