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Gaza crisis puts Trump at a crossroads

Gaza crisis puts Trump at a crossroads

Update: 2025-08-02
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On a visit to the UK this week, Trump broke from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s stance on the war in Gaza. The FT’s Edward Luce and US foreign affairs correspondent Abigail Hauslohner unpack how the situation in the region became so dire, and why world leaders are pressuring Trump to act. 


Mentioned in this podcast:

Has Gaza tested the limits of Donald Trump’s support for Benjamin Netanyahu?

‘Worst-case scenario’ of famine unfolding in Gaza, says global hunger monitor

The west’s complicity in Gaza

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Swamp Notes is produced by Henry Larson and mixed by Samantha Giovinco. We had help from Marc Filippino. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. 


CREDIT: CNN, Times News, France24


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com



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Gaza crisis puts Trump at a crossroads

Gaza crisis puts Trump at a crossroads