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Israel Enters 2nd Phase of War; Investors Await Fed Decision and Jobs Report
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Your morning briefing. The news you need in just 15 minutes.
On today's podcast:
1) Israel’s military widened its ground offensive in Gaza, saying it killed dozens of Hamas militants overnight and describing the invasion as advancing gradually and to plan.
2) Employers in the US probably tempered their pace of hiring this month after beefing up payrolls by the most since the start of the year, consistent with a sturdy labor market that’s powering economic expansion.
3) A federal judge in Washington has denied Donald Trump’s request to keep on hold a partial gag order barring him from publicly criticizing prosecutors, potential witnesses, and court staff involved in the federal election prosecution against him.
4) Matthew Perry, a comedian and actor who starred in “Friends” and “The Whole Nine Yards,” has died. He was 54.
5) Cowboys win, 49ers lose, Kirk Cousins tears Achilles
FULL TRANSCRIPT:
Good morning. I'm Amy Morris and I'm Karen Moscow. Here are the stories we're following today. First, let's bring you the latest developments on the war in the Middle East. Israel has widened its ground offensive in Gaza, pressing ahead with what it has called the second phase of its war against a moss We get the latest now from Bloomberg to Oliver Crook in Tel Aviv over the weekend. We had sort of that step up in terms of ground activity within Gaza in the fourth week of this conflict, and now a new chapter in it, it seems like, and that's really how he was described by the Prime Minister. Remember, there had been sort of puncture poles and sort of slight incursions in the lead up to this, but this was really the biggest step up in terms of ground troops and tanks going into Gaza, but still falls short critically of the full scale invasion that many people had envisioned and how this battle was going to go. Bloomberg's Oliver Crook in Tel Aviv reports Israel has struck more than six hundred militant targets in Gaza in recent days. Well, Amy, the military escalation comes as Israel's Prime minister criticism over his unwillingness to accept any responsibility for the October seventh attack. Benjamin Netanyahu caused controversy with a social media post where he pointed the finger at intelligence chiefs for the security lapse. He later deleted the post and apologized. Net Yahoo, speaking through an interpreter, addressed the nation our hero troops. They have one supreme main goal to completely defeat the murderous enemy and to guarantee our existence in this country. We've always said never again, Never again is now. And those comments come as Netanyahu spoke by phone with President Biden to discuss developments in Gaza. A Russian airport and a majority Muslim region has been temporarily shut down after a mob forced its way onto the tarmac where, according to reports, a plane from Israel had landed. It took hours to restore order. The Russian air Transport Agency says the airport will reopen tomorrow, after initially saying the regional hub may be closed for a week. Well amy back here in the US, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he expects the Republican led chamber to pass an Israel aid bill this week and he spoke to Fox News. We passed the resolution, as you noted, in strong support of our strong ally and great friend Israel. We had to do that. And then I flew last night to Las Vegas and spoke to the Republican Jewish Coalition, as you noted, to send a further