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Israel has intensified its assault on Gaza City, declaring it a combat zone. Defence chiefs are expected to put pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu to agree a Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas.

Also in the programme: a survivor of Hurricane Katrina survivor reflects on its impact, 20 years on; and a statue of warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who unified Japan and invaded Korea, has been beheaded in the city of Nagoya.

Joining presenter Gary O'Donoghue are Israeli journalist and commentator Noga Tarnopolsky, and Michael Peel, science editor at the Financial Times.

(Picture: Tents sheltering Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military offensive, in Gaza City, August 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas)