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It is day 204 of the war with Hamas. US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
Hamas said Saturday it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a truce and hostage deal, amid intensified efforts to broker an agreement. At the same time, Israel told a top-level Egyptian delegation that it will give Hamas "once last chance" before launching the Rafah operation. Magid updates us on what we know so far.
US troops have begun constructing a maritime pier off the coast of Gaza with the aim of speeding up the flow of humanitarian aid into the enclave when it becomes operational in May. With the pier already suffering mortar fire, where will the troops be housed?
On Thursday, Magid paid a visit to the Northwestern University campus in Evanston, Illinois, and was witness to the set-up of its ongoing pro-Palestine protests. He reports back.
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Discussed articles include:
Avigail Idan’s meeting with Biden was ‘something special,’ family says
Hamas says it will study Israel’s latest response in truce, hostage deal negotiations
Israel tells Egypt it’s giving hostage deal ‘last chance’ before launching Rafah op
US troops begin constructing Gaza pier, aiming to have it operational by early May
Gaza ‘solidarity encampment’ shakes up Northwestern campus but leaves no clear winners
THOSE WE HAVE LOST: Civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas's onslaught on Israel
THOSE WE ARE MISSING: The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown
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IMAGE: People rally on the campus of Northwestern University demanding the school divest from Israel, on April 25, 2024 in Evanston, Illinois. (Scott Olson/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
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Day 223 - Gallant (again) delivers an explosive speech. Now what?
Day 222 - Gaza heats up as Independence Day marked alternatively
Day 221 - Why a 43-year-old rabbi joined the IDF post-Oct. 7
Day 220 - A day of reckoning as Israel observes Memorial Day
Day 219 - IDF preps more Rafah ops while fighting in Gaza's north
IDF expands Rafah operation, US okay with it so far
Day 217 - Blinken report to exonerate Israel; will US arms follow?
Day 216 - Biden drops bombshell, Hamas’s duplicitous ‘deal’
Day 215 - What is Israelis' top priority: War or hostages?
Day 214 - Has the IDF crossed the Rubicon into Rafah?
Day 213: War at a crossroads as IDF orders partial Rafah evacuation
Day 212 - Oct. 7 victims' graves reopened to ID more burnt corpses
Day 211 - Are US high schools the next Gaza war battleground?
Day 210 - Turkey halts all trade with Israel after 75 years of commerce
Day 209 - Blinken delivers bear hug while warning against Rafah op
Day 208 - Strong political reactions to proposed hostage deal
Day 207 - Ball in Hamas's court again for hostage release deal
Day 206 - How seriously should we view the US campus protests?
Day 205 - As Hezbollah rattles sabers, what are its capabilities?
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