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  Good morning. It's Friday, August 22nd.

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  I'm Shamita Basu.

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  This is Apple News Today.

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  On today's show, how the world forgot Sudan's ongoing civil war,

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  why many big oil and gas corporations want to keep federal greenhouse regulations in place,

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  and how artificial light is messing with city birds.

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  But first, to the Middle East,

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  where the Israeli government has defied international criticism and moved forward with two contentious plans this week in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

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  Let's start in Gaza, which, according to the U.N.,

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  is now roughly 90 percent under Israeli control or off limits to Palestinians.

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  After months of warning, Gaza City is now officially under famine,

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  according to a global hunger monitor.

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  In recent days,

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  Israel has been intensely bombing the outskirts of the city in preparation for what it describes as the next phase of its war.

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  The Israeli military is planning a major offensive to take over Gaza City,

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  which Israel claims is a Hamas stronghold.

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  There are roughly one million Palestinians living in and around Gaza City.

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  That's about half of Gaza's population.

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  Hundreds of people have started to flee in recent days,

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  and those who stay will be forced to move south through militarized zones in the coming weeks.

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