Mentioned has been climbing, to more regionally what the impact has been. As we know from the international monetary fund, gutter has seen its gdp shrank almost 90 since the study of the conflict. In israel it is down around 20 to 25 . To talk more about israel and the economy. Jon medved is Chief Executive of the israeli Investment Firm Ourcrowd and joins us from jerusalem. Thank you for coming on the programme. As ijust mentioned, it has had a devastating impact on both the Gaza Economy and on israel. But you can talk more about the israeli perspective. What about the impact, what is it like being a Company Doing Business right there . It like being a Company Doing Business right there . Today is a very sad business right there . Today is a very sad day. Business right there . Today is a very sad day, all business right there . Today is a very sad day, all of business right there . Today is a very sad day, all of us business right there . Today is a very sad day, all of us have | a v
Carried out by terrorists, sparking a war in gaza that has no end in sight. Well look back at that dark day and get a live report from israel on the current situation there. Also ahead, Vice President Kamala Harris was pressed on whether the United States has an ally in israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. Well bring you her response, and it comes as Donald Trump is encouraging it real to ramp up attacks on iran. Well play for you his comments. Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early on this monday, October 7th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your Day And Week with us. Today, in deed, marks the Oneyear Anniversary of the deadliest Terror Attack in israel. Last year hamas fighters stormed across the gaza border, rampaging communities in southern israel. They killed about 1,200 people, and took more than 250 hostages. The biggest massacre happened in the desert where thousands of people were attending the supernova music festival. 364 people were killed there, many other
Paul welcome to the journal editorial report, The Middle East is on as the world prepares to mark the 1year anniversary of the October 7th Terror Attack with the israeli military pressing forward on multiple frontend taking the fight to irans socalled Axis Of Resistance in gaza, lebanon and yemen. Benjamin netanyahu vowed to change the Balance Of Power in the region. How has the at least changed since the israel hamas war began . Lets ask seth jones, senior Vice President and director of the international Security Program at the center for strategic and international studies. Good to see you again, happy to have you here. How has October 7th and the Israel Response to that changed The Middle East . There is both a shortterm and longerterm impact in the change of the Balance Of Power. The first is in the short term, weve seen hezbollah knocked on its back for the Command And Control structure that has been severely degraded. The leader of hezbollah has been killed and its interesting to
John we are tracking President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Movement as they visit some of the communities hardest hit by Hurricane Helene. President biden will take an aerial tour in western North Carolina. He just touched down. And in moments we do expect Vice President harris to land in georgia, where she will survey damage there. A couple days after former President Trump did. Im John Roberts in washington. Good happy with us today. Gillian things for having me. Im Gillian Turner in for sandra smith. Towns in North Carolina completely unrecognizable. Especially the western part of the state. Asheville Mayor R faced of their resources. The pictures you can see right there on your screen proved that is the case. Emergency crews are working to reach the isolated communities that have been devastated by catastrophic flooding. Residents there are heartbroken, desperately pleading for help. There has been landslides. Our valley got wiped out. They had to rescue people, the Nati
Heavy equipment, agricultural products and pharmaceuticals. The ports account for more than half of container imports. Consumers are not likely to feel the effect right away and many businesses have tried to get ahead of this by stockpiling or diverting shipments to the West Coast and i spoke to the ceo of The Port of long beach and he said they had a record august but having said that, if the strikes go ahead and last for weeks, they could lead to shortages and high prices for consumers. Who; high prices for consumers. Why are we in high prices for consumers. Why are we in this high prices for consumers. Why are we in this position . The entire east Coast Port Infrastructure could be shut down by this . Why have the talks broken down . The dock Workers Union talks broken down . The dock Workers Union have talks broken down . The dock Workers Union have been talks broken down . The dock Workers Union have been in l Workers Union have been in talks with the us Maritime Alliance now four