Israel's Invasion Begins

Over the weekend, the Israeli military appears to have begun an invasion of the Gaza Strip, with tanks rolling into the enclave and Israeli soldiers fighting Hamas inside. But the operation remains shrouded in secrecy, and Israel is revealing little about its actions.

Raja Abdulrahim, a Middle East correspondent for The Times, and Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief, discuss the latest escalation in the war.

Guests: Raja Abdulrahim, a Middle East correspondent for The New York Times, based in Jerusalem, and Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israel-Hamas war had entered its “second stage.”
• As Israeli troops began pressing into Gaza, officials avoided calling the operation an invasion.
• Here is the latest on the war.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thank you for listening to this episode of Daily News. We've gathered all the additional resources, book For more updates and exclusive content, visit our official site: ➡️ 🚨[VIP ACCESS]🚨

Subscribe and leave a review! ➡️ SUBSCRIBE

Copyright Disclaimer: We are not the official Daily news or Spotify feed. All rights to the original content belong to their respective owners. This channel is sustained through dynamic ad insertion to offset AI processing, hosting, and transcription costs.

---

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.