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World Service,12 May 2021,53 mins

Conflict escalates between Israel and the Palestinians

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The United Nations has warned that the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza is escalating towards full-scale war. Both sides have exchanged their heaviest bombardments in years, with rocket barrages and airstrikes continuing throughout the night. We look at why the southern Italian island of Lampedusa is seeing a sharp rise in the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa. And could climate change threaten global tea exports from Kenya ?

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