The latest updates on Israel and Gaza

Full Episode
50:07

Israeli tanks move through an area near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, Aug. 20, 2025.

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Israeli troops have reached the outskirts of Gaza City, preparing for its takeover, at a time when a potential 60-day ceasefire is on the table. Meanwhile, three physicians from the Dallas, Texas, area, who are in Gaza providing medical care to the wounded and ill, say many of their patients were injured at food distribution sites. Also, the FDA has advised Walmart customers to throw out certain shrimp products over possible radioactive contamination. Plus, exploring Soviet-era bootleg music made out of old X-rays.

Listen to today’s Music Heard on Air.

In This Episode

The latest on Israel and Gaza
3:51
US doctors in Gaza struggle to treat patients injured at food distribution sites
9:46
Shrimp recall highlights possible processing and packaging failures
3:53
The annoying way some poets read their work — has a name
4:28
Moscow is downplaying the prospects of a Putin-Zelenskyy meeting
2:09
‘Bone music’ brought Western tunes to Soviet fans by recording songs onto X-rays
Special Coverage
14:36
Hundreds dead amid flash flooding in Pakistan
7:13