{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/73fe3ede-5c5c-4850-96a8-30db8dbae8bf/652c80e4bfc0890012795772?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Israel prepares to invade Gaza","description":"<p><br></p><p>Israel is preparing to launch a major ground invasion of Gaza, the UK justice secretary is set to announce a controversial plan to address the chronic shortage of space in jails, and Exxon’s $60bn acquisition of a shale company could set off a wave of industry consolidation.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3LXo2tu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US sends second aircraft carrier as Israel prepares offensive in Gaza</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3tB6MUr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Residents flee Gaza City as Israel tells 1.1mn to leave</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/45w52sS\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">British prisoners face jail time abroad under radical government plans</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3M3JhJU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Behind ExxonMobil’s contrarian $60bn oil bet</a></p><p><a href=\"http://www.ft.com/briefingsale\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Access 50 per cent off of a digital subscription FT.com/briefingsale</a></p><p><br></p><p>The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Monica Lopez, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/6f5305fa-4203-4b7f-bb13-49777e5bde79\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>CORRECTION: An earlier version of today's show wrongly said Israel's Gaza operation in 2014 didn't involve the use of ground forces, whereas there was in fact a ground offensive.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}