Israeli media reports plans to expand military offensive in Gaza

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  This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Valerie Sanderson at 1300 Hours GMT.

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  On Monday, the 4th of August, these are our main stories.

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  Reports in Israel say the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu,

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  is planning to expand military operations in Gaza despite renewed domestic criticism,

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  including from many former defence chiefs.

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  Also in this podcast,

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  And... A mother orangutan in Borneo is building her bed for the night.

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  Her young son, a few branches below, is getting to work on his own bunk.

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  How animals parent their young.

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  So what can we learn?

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  Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to expand military operations in Gaza.

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  That's according to a diplomatic source quoted by Israeli media.

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  It comes in the wake of Hamas releasing videos of two of the living hostages held in Gaza.

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  The Red Cross, which assisted with the hostage releases in January and February,

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  said it was appalled by the footage,

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  which showed the two men in an emaciated condition, with one of them appearing to dig his own grave.

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  Our Middle East correspondent in Jerusalem.

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