The Take

Israel and Hezbollah trade heavy fire, more evacuations in Gaza

We are coming to you on Sundays with weekly roundups as Israel's war on Gaza continues. Israel carried out its most significant strikes in Lebanon since the war began. Peace talks remained at an impasse. Israel continued issuing evacuation orders for people with nowhere to go. It is day 324 of the war. More than 40,223 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed. In this episode: Zeina Khodr, (<a href="https://twitter.com/ZeinakhodrAljaz">@ZeinakhodrAljaz</a>) Al Jazeera Correspondent Hamdah Salhut, (<a href="https://twitter.com/hamdahsalhut">@HamdahSalhut</a>) Al Jazeera Correspondent Mahmoud Alshawa, (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mahmoud.alshawa">@mahmoud.alshawa</a>), freelance journalist This episode was produced and mixed by David Enders. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on <a href="https://twitter.com/AJEPodcasts">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajepodcasts/">Instagram, </a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AJEPodcasts">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.net/@ajepodcasts">Threads</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGHKb8i9vTwjZkiFu6LhzsLUKFkYO60I">YouTube</a>

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