18th July: Olmert Slams Netanyahu, AAP Quits INDIA, Gaza Church Shelled

On News At Seven this 18th of July, Jamshed Qamar Siddiqui brings to you the day’s most crucial headlines.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert condemned Netanyahu’s Gaza war as a moral failure, urging a ceasefire and two state solution.

Meanwhile, a deadly Israeli tank shell hit Gaza’s Holy Family Catholic Church, killing three and injuring ten, Netanyahu called it a tragic error drawing international condemnation.

Domestically, AAP confirmed its exit from the INDIA bloc citing the alliance’s limited scope after the Lok Sabha polls. The bloc’s July 21st meeting will proceed without AAP and possibly the Trinamool Congress.

Produced by Garvit Srivastava

Sound Mix by Rohan Bharti

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is India Today podcasts, Hello and Welcome to News
at seven your daily news wrap at seven pm, shared commercial,
Duki and Hear. The top stories for today. As of Friday,
eighteenth of July, the headlines are all Mud slams Litanya,

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who calls Gaza war a moral strategic failure, urges ceasefire,
Israeli shell hits Za, Catholic church kills three, Nathan Ya,
who sites tragic mistakes, Trump admin Barr's US diplomats from
commenting on foreign election fairness. Amadi Party exits India block
ahead of parliament session, confirms suggesting Chatan Bagail arrested in

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two thousand, one hundred and sixty core sleaker scam boopish
eligis Windata Alente delivers first stage as MK one air
wing sets to HL, boosting defense self reliance, but news
in details. Former Israeli PM Ehud almart has strongly criticized
Pm Nathan Yahoo Raza's war strategy, calling it a military

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and moral failure, called but warn the war is costing
lives with no strategy gain, and accused Nathan Yahoo of
acting for political survival.

Speaker 2 (01:13):
At this point, now continuing the war and explaining the
war may cause the death of Israeli soldiers as he
does already. He will also reach the lives of their hostages,
which are still kept by some mars. And it will
kill innocent, non involved Palestinians living in Gaza without any objective,

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which is worse this cost.

Speaker 1 (01:40):
In an interview with India Today, he urged an immediate ceasefire,
condemned resettlement plans in Raza as illegal, and called for
renewed peace talks as well as two state solutions. All
mud stance reflects growing dissent within Israel against the prolonged conflict,
and it remains to be seen whether a seized by
deal is anywhere. And Israeli tank shell struck Raza Holy

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Family Catholic Church on Thursday, killing three civilians and enduring ten,
including a priest. Around six hundred displaced people were sheltering inside.
Israeli Pim Nathania, who call it a tragic mistake, expressing
deep regret in a call with the US President Trump.
The legend Patriarchate condemned the strike, saying civilian had sought
sanctuary there. The American and Pope Leo fourteen also boys sorrow,

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while the idea of cited stray ammunition had hit the
church in a preliminary investigations. In a major shift, US
Secretary of State Mark Urubio has barred American diplomats from
commenting on the fairness of foreign elections, as per a
State Department cable dated July seventeenth, statement, must now focus

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solely on congratulating winners and shared interests, with approvals required
from top leadership. The directive alliance with President trum emphasis
on natural sovereign and marks a departure from traditional US
promotion of democracy abroad. Critics say the move underscore Trump's
brought a roll back of human rights driven diplomacy. Senior

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party lead Sanja has confirmed that the Urban car led
party has exited the India Block and will not attend
the alliance upcoming meeting ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament.
Singh stated the alliance was only for the looks of
her polls. Singh stated the alliance was only for the
looks of her poles and Amad The party has since
contested elections independently.

Speaker 3 (03:36):
Keep Parliament Kender just my TM, so.

Speaker 1 (03:59):
Why distancing themselves from the blog. Amadi Party will continue
strategic cooperation within Parliament. The India Block meeting on July
twenty first will proceed without Amadi Party and possibly the
Thrider Moule Congress Chatani Bagail's son of former Chatiz girl
CM Boopage Pagail, was arrested by the ED on Friday

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in connection with the two thousand, one hundred and sixty
crole likuers camp. The arrest, coinciding with his birthday, sparred
clashes between Congress workers and police. Boopage Pagail alleged political
vendeta by the Modi government, linking the raids timing to
plan protest over Adani's coal mining. The edy claims illegal
liquors sales under Congress rule caused huge state losses as

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set worth through piece two hundred and five crores have
been attached. So far. Larson and Tubro has delivered the
first set of wing assemblies for the Tejas MK one,
a light combat aircraft, to Hindustan Aeronautical Limited in Quembertu.
The move marks a major step in India's push for

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defense self reliance HLCMD. Doctor DK Suneil called it a
milestone in public private collaboration HLS partnering with several private
players to boost lct's production. LNT aims to scale wing
set production from four to twelve annually using advanced automation,
bolstering India's art Nearbah defense goals. So these were the

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