Israel carries out attack against a Hamas leader in Gaza
5/16/202625 min
Israel says it's targeted the head of Hamas's military wing - describing him as an architect of the October 7th attacks. It's not clear if Izz al-Din al-Haddad was killed in the airstrike in Gaza City but there were civilian casualties. Also: the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is to be extended; the alleged murder of an Aboriginal girl highlights Australia's deep inequalities; Bolivia's government strikes a deal with protesting miners; the WHO calls to restrict sales of nicotine pouches to young people; a French art gallery exhibits still-unclaimed works stolen by Nazis; and the hunt is on for the next James Bond.
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[instrumental music] This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Will Chalk, and in the early hours of Saturday the 16th of May, these are our main stories. Israel says it's killed one of the Hamas architects behind the October 7th attacks. The emergency services in Gaza City say the Israeli strikes killed at least seven people. Donald Trump is back in Washington after a two-day summit in China. But what's actually been achieved? The Bolivian government says it