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<v Speaker 1>Already and this is the DAILYA. This is the Daily OS. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>now it makes sense.

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning and welcome to the Daily OS. It's Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 2>the thirtieth of July. I'm emma, I'm lucy.

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<v Speaker 1>Over the weekend, twelve children were killed in an attack

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<v Speaker 1>on a soccer field in Mujdel Charms in the Golden

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<v Speaker 1>Heights in the Middle East. Israel and the US say

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<v Speaker 1>Hesbela is responsible, which Hesbella denies. In today's deep dive,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll explain the history of Hesbola and what this attack

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<v Speaker 1>could mean for the region's stability. But first, Emma, what's

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<v Speaker 1>making headlines?

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<v Speaker 2>World Leaders and political opponents of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro

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<v Speaker 2>have accused the country's government of election interference. Maduro was

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<v Speaker 2>declared the winner after Sunday's poll after independent exit polls

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<v Speaker 2>indicated a swing towards opposing candidate ed Mundo Gonzales in

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<v Speaker 2>opposed to ex Gonzales urged voters to peacefully defend and

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<v Speaker 2>celebrate democracy. Chilean President Gabrielle Borich warned Chile will not

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<v Speaker 2>recognize any result that is not verifiable. While US officials

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<v Speaker 2>have called on electoral authorities in Venezuela to ensure transparency

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<v Speaker 2>and make the results and counting process public.

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<v Speaker 1>Monash University has launched a teacher training program to address

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<v Speaker 1>toxic masculinity in schools and support staff in the classroom.

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<v Speaker 1>The initiative, developed with Australia's National Research Organization for Women's Safety,

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<v Speaker 1>will include early intervention programs and an eighteen month research

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<v Speaker 1>project to gather data on student attitudes. It comes amid

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<v Speaker 1>what research is described as quote an alarming increase in

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<v Speaker 1>sexual harassment by boys in classrooms.

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<v Speaker 2>Around half of Australian's under forty year expects seeing to

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<v Speaker 2>have to financially support their parents in retirement, according to

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<v Speaker 2>new national data. Financial services company AMP surveyed two thousand

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<v Speaker 2>Australians for its latest Intergenerational Wealth Report. It found that

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<v Speaker 2>eighty percent of under forty year olds believe buying their

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<v Speaker 2>first home is out of reach, while eighty percent of

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<v Speaker 2>under twenty nine year olds said they'd consider buying a

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<v Speaker 2>place with friends or family. AMP said many younger Australians

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<v Speaker 2>are reluctant to ask for financial support from their parents,

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<v Speaker 2>despite their concerns about housing affordability.

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<v Speaker 1>And today's good news. A walking track in northeast Tasmania

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<v Speaker 1>has been named next to destinations in Antarctica, Nepal and Iceland,

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<v Speaker 1>as one of the world's Greatest places. The Wacolina Walk

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<v Speaker 1>in Tasmania, also known as the Bay of Fires, was

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<v Speaker 1>featured in the twenty twenty four Time magazine list alongside

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<v Speaker 1>ninety nine other destinations. The track follows the coastline of

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<v Speaker 1>Mount William National Park on the traditional lands of the

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<v Speaker 1>Polar or Pakhana people. The walk takes around four days

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<v Speaker 1>to complete and is known for its Wallaby, wombat and

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<v Speaker 1>Tasmanian devil habitats.

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<v Speaker 2>Lucy, it's been almost ten months since Hamas attacked Israel,

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<v Speaker 2>who declared war and launched their campaign in Gaza. Now

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<v Speaker 2>there's talk of another war, this time between Israel and Hesbela.

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<v Speaker 2>International leaders are issuing urgent calls for calm and de escalation.

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<v Speaker 2>It feels like we're sort of reaching a boiling point

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<v Speaker 2>on this story. But Lucy, what has actually happened in

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<v Speaker 2>the last few days? Can you give us the context

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<v Speaker 2>that brings us to this point.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, early Sunday morning, our time, a rocket struck a

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<v Speaker 1>soccer field in the Golden Heights, killing twelve children. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>explain more about the region where this attack took place

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<v Speaker 1>in a moment, But first what you need to know

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<v Speaker 1>is that the Israeli and US governments both say this

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<v Speaker 1>was carried out by Hesbala, a group based in Lebanon

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<v Speaker 1>that Australia lists as a terror rist organization. They, however,

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<v Speaker 1>deny they were responsible.

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<v Speaker 2>So we'll get a little bit more into the weekends developments.

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<v Speaker 2>But Lucy, what can you tell me about Hesbela.

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<v Speaker 1>Hesbela is derived from the Arabic term hib Allah, which

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<v Speaker 1>translates to a party of God. The group was established

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<v Speaker 1>after Israel's invasion of Lebanon in nineteen eighty two during

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<v Speaker 1>Lebanon's civil war. Israel officially withdrew from Lebanon in two thousand.

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<v Speaker 1>There have been two major conflicts between Hesbela and Israel

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<v Speaker 1>in the last thirty years, in nineteen ninety six and

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand and six. Both of these ended in ceasefires.

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<v Speaker 1>Hesbela has been responsible for a number of attacks against

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<v Speaker 1>Israel and its Western allies, including a nineteen eighty three

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<v Speaker 1>suicide bombing targeting US and French troops in Lebanon's capital

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<v Speaker 1>city of Beirut, which left three hundred and five people dead,

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<v Speaker 1>and a nineteen ninety four bombing on a Jewish cultural

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<v Speaker 1>center in Buenos Aires, Argentina that killed eighty five people.

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<v Speaker 2>So a lot of history, a lot of conflict. In

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<v Speaker 2>terms of Hesbela's goals, what do we actually understand about

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<v Speaker 2>its sort of mission, if you will.

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<v Speaker 1>Hesbela is manifesto, so that's a public declaration of its aims,

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<v Speaker 1>calls for the destruction of Israel and the creation of

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<v Speaker 1>an Iran like Islamic state in Lebanon. Of course, Iran

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<v Speaker 1>is the Islamic Republic of Iran, and another important point

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<v Speaker 1>of context. While Hesbela is based in Lebanon, Iran supports

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<v Speaker 1>the group in the form of training, funding and arms.

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<v Speaker 2>You mentioned two wars a little earlier on. But in

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<v Speaker 2>terms of the kind of current context, the state of

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<v Speaker 2>the relationship between Hesbela and Israel, why we are talking

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<v Speaker 2>about this story and its escalation now, what do we

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<v Speaker 2>need to know about Hesbela and Israel?

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<v Speaker 1>So the biggest thing I would say is that shortly

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<v Speaker 1>after Hamas's seven October attack on Israel, Hesbelah declared, quote,

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<v Speaker 1>our souls are with you, our history and guns and

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<v Speaker 1>our rockets are with you, referring to humas it's since

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<v Speaker 1>fired around two thousand drones and missiles into Israel. In

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<v Speaker 1>the last two months, the Israeli Defense Forces the IDF,

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<v Speaker 1>have killed two senior Hesbela commanders in Lebanon and fired

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<v Speaker 1>rockets into Lebanon, killing at least ninety civilians since October.

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<v Speaker 1>In response, Hesbla avowed to quote increase the intensity, strength,

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<v Speaker 1>quantity and quality of our attacks.

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<v Speaker 2>So that brings us up to speed. To the last

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<v Speaker 2>few days, the US and Israel both say that Sunday's

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<v Speaker 2>attack on the soccer field was by Hesblah. They have

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<v Speaker 2>denied that they were responsible for that attack. So what

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<v Speaker 2>do we know about the circumstances.

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<v Speaker 1>A soccer field in the town of Mujdel Schams was

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<v Speaker 1>hit with a rocket while children were playing, just seconds

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<v Speaker 1>after an air raid siren had played. Israel says Hesbelah

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<v Speaker 1>is the only group in the region to use the

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<v Speaker 1>kind of rocket that struck the soccer field. Again, Hesbla

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<v Speaker 1>denies responsibility. Twelve children were killed in the strike and

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<v Speaker 1>several others were injured. I mentioned the town where this

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<v Speaker 1>took place earlier, Muzhdelscham's that's in an area called the

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<v Speaker 1>Golan Heights, which has been under Israeli control since nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>sixty seven. Syria fought to take it back in nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>seventy three before Israel officially annexed it in nineteen eighty one.

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<v Speaker 1>Under the Trump administration, the US became the first country

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<v Speaker 1>to formally recognize this area as being part of Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>But other members of the UN Security Council have condemned

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<v Speaker 1>this decision and they officially called it the occupied Syrian Golan.

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<v Speaker 1>The key point is that Israel considers this part of

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<v Speaker 1>its territory, which means now the eyes of the world

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<v Speaker 1>are really on how the Israeli government will respond to

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<v Speaker 1>this attack.

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<v Speaker 2>How has it responded so far? What have we heard

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<v Speaker 2>from Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>Within the Israeli government, there's like this core decision making

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<v Speaker 1>group called the Security Cabinet. It's a committee of senior

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<v Speaker 1>government members, allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Natanyahu, including some

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<v Speaker 1>of the far right members of the coalition that he

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<v Speaker 1>leads the government with.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the same Security Cabinet that was recently dissolved

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<v Speaker 2>and then reformed because of criticism for NTNYA, whose leadership

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<v Speaker 2>is that the same one.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, So the security Cabinet is the new version. There

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<v Speaker 1>was the war cabinet for the first few months of

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<v Speaker 1>the war, got it. That dissolved. Now there's a security cabinet.

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<v Speaker 1>In opposter x Natanya, who said the Security Cabinet had

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<v Speaker 1>given the government the go ahead to quote decide on

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<v Speaker 1>the manner and timing of its response to the attack

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<v Speaker 1>and named Hesbala.

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<v Speaker 2>There have been long running international concerns about the potential

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<v Speaker 2>for conflict between Israel and Hesbla to intensify. Would you say, Lucy,

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<v Speaker 2>that particularly over the last couple of months, that has

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<v Speaker 2>really ramped up.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes. I mentioned earlier that the IDEF had killed two

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<v Speaker 1>senior Hezbola commanders. In response to that, Hesbella's leader has

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<v Speaker 1>Son Nasraala said, if Lebanon goes to war, quote, the

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<v Speaker 1>resistance will fight. Around the same time Israeli Foreign Minister

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<v Speaker 1>Israel Katz said quote in and all out war, Hesbela

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<v Speaker 1>will be destroyed and Lebanon will be severely hit. That

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<v Speaker 1>really concerned UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who said that

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<v Speaker 1>quote one rash move could trigger a catastrophe that goes

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<v Speaker 1>far beyond the border, and frankly beyond imagination. So these

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<v Speaker 1>concerns have been raised before, including on Friday, Canada's PM

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<v Speaker 1>Justin Trudeau, New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxen Our Prime

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<v Speaker 1>Minister Anthony Albanzi issued a joint statement urging an end

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<v Speaker 1>to quote escalation of hostilities and rhetoric between Hesbela and Israel,

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<v Speaker 1>and they said that any further conflict puts tens of

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<v Speaker 1>thousands of lives at risk.

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<v Speaker 2>Some really strong words from the international community. A lot

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<v Speaker 2>of fear around this potential escalation of conflict and predictions

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<v Speaker 2>about what the fallout from that could look like. So

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<v Speaker 2>what happens now Israel go to war with Hesbela at

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<v Speaker 2>the border of Lebanon.

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<v Speaker 1>It's entirely possible. News via Reuters reports in Datnia, who

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<v Speaker 1>said in December that if Hezbela started a war with Israel,

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<v Speaker 1>the IDF would turn Beirut into Gaza. That's very very

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<v Speaker 1>strong language from Netanyahu. They're given what we know about

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<v Speaker 1>the Gaza strip. Guterres has also used that language to

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<v Speaker 1>describe the possibility of a new war in the Middle East.

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<v Speaker 1>A couple of months ago, he said, quote, the people

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<v Speaker 1>of the region and the people of the world cannot

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<v Speaker 1>afford Lebanon to become another Gaza.

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<v Speaker 2>So, as you've touched on, he's referring there, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>to the fact that Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza

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<v Speaker 2>has caused this humanitarian crisis that's unfolding as we speak.

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<v Speaker 2>So I want to take it back a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>to that conflict. What's the latest from the Gaza strip.

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<v Speaker 1>Early Sunday morning our time, just hours before the Muzhdl

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<v Speaker 1>Shams attack, the Gaza Health Ministry said the IDF had

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<v Speaker 1>bombed a school in central Gaza, killing at least thirty people,

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<v Speaker 1>mostly children. The IDF said they were targeting a Hamas

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<v Speaker 1>command center. While ceasefire negotiations are reportedly ongoing, there's no

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<v Speaker 1>sign of an end yet to this conflict or its

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<v Speaker 1>devastation on civilians in Gaza.

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<v Speaker 2>Lucy, thank you so much for breaking that one down

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<v Speaker 2>for us. A really, really complicated topic, but as always

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<v Speaker 2>you've taken us through and helped us unpack it all.

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<v Speaker 2>We will, of course be watching these developments closely and

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