Barak Ravid: Israel and Hamas closer to perpetual war than a ceasefire

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🗓️ 5 September 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Hundreds of thousands have been taking to the streets in Israel, ever since the bodies of six murdered Israeli hostages were found last week in a tunnel in Gaza. It marked an escalation by Hamas, Axios' Barak Ravid tells Niala Boodhoo. Ravid has been covering the war since the start, and reporting on the Middle East for his entire career. As we approach the one year anniversary of the start of this conflict, he brings us inside the negotiations, the protests, and the stark reality of this new chapter in the war. Guest: Barak Ravid, political reporter and Middle East expert for Axios covering foreign policy and the 2024 election. Credits: 1 big thing is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, and Jay Cowit. Music is composed by Alex Sugiura and Jay Cowit. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can send questions, comments and story ideas as a text or voice memo to Niala at 202-918-4893. Niala is launching a Substack! Subscribe here to stay in touch with her and follow her upcoming projects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Israel erupts in new protests.
0:07.0	After the execution of the hostages, all of the frustration and anger that people kept inside for months exploded.
0:17.0	What difference do they make for the hostages and hopes for a ceasefire deal?
0:26.0	A reality check on what's ahead, for Israel, Hamas, and all those suffering in the conflict.
0:32.0	I'm Niala Boodoo and from Axios this is one big thing. Hundreds of thousands have been taking to the streets this week in Israel.
0:50.0	Ever since the bodies have of thousands have been taking to the streets this week in Israel.
0:53.9	Ever since the bodies of six murdered Israeli hostages
0:57.6	were found last week in a tunnel in Gaza.
1:00.2	It marked in escalation by Hamas. It was the first time that Hamas took a deliberate decision and said if we see soldiers in a certain distance.
1:17.3	From where hostages are held, we just shoot the hostages.
1:22.0	That's excuse is Barack Ravidavid who has been covering the war since the very beginning
1:26.0	and reporting on the Middle East for his entire career.
1:29.0	Those people were held 11 months in a tunnel underground and at a certain moment their guards came
1:36.7	told them to stand somewhere or sit somewhere and shot them in the head.
1:51.0	The discovery of those six bodies upended efforts for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, leaving the path to peace murkier than ever.
1:55.0	As we approach the one-year anniversary of the start of this conflict,
1:59.0	we asked Barakra Vee to bring us inside the negotiations, the protests, and the stark reality of this new chapter in the war.
2:10.0	Barak Ravi is a political reporter in Middle East expert for Exios.
2:13.6	Baroque welcome to one big thing.
2:15.2	Hi Naila.
2:16.2	Brock can we go back for a moment to last week discussions over a ceasefire deal were
2:22.3	in full force when six hostages were found recently killed.
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