The Take

Why is Israel delaying a ground invasion of Gaza?

An Israeli ground invasion seemed imminent almost as soon as Hamas attacked. Hundreds of thousands of Israeli troops have been mobilized. So why hasn’t it happened yet, and where does that leave the people of Gaza? In this episode:  Youmna ElSayed (<a href="https://twitter.com/YoumnaElSayed17">@YoumnaElSayed17</a>), Al Jazeera Gaza Correspondent  Teresa Bo (<a href="https://twitter.com/TeresaBo">@TeresaBo</a>), Al Jazeera Senior Correspondent Zoran Kusovac (<a href="https://twitter.com/zkusovac">@zkusovac</a>), Military Analyst Episode credits: This episode was produced by Miranda Lin, Sarí el-Khalili and our host Malika Bilal. Fahrinisa Campana and Chloe K. Li fact-checked this episode. 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, and 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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