Will Israel invade Rafah? 1.5 million Palestinians are trapped at Gaza’s southernmost point, after being pushed there during months of relentless Israeli attacks. That’s put the spotlight on Egypt, which shares a border and complicated history with Gaza.

In this episode: 
Mirette F. Mabrouk (@mmabrouk), Middle East Institute Senior Fellow
Youmna ElSayed (@YoumnaElSayed17), Al Jazeera Correspondent
Reem, Family member of Palestinians trapped in Gaza

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Miranda Lin, Ashish Malhotra and Zaina Badr with our host Malika Bilal. Khaled Soltan and Sarí el-Khalili fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this episode. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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Will Israel invade Rafah? 1.5 million Palestinians are trapped at Gaza’s southernmost point, after being pushed there during months of relentless Israeli attacks. That’s put the spotlight on Egypt, which shares a border and complicated history with Gaza.
In this episode: 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Mirette F. Mabrouk (<a href="https://twitter.com/mmabrouk">@mmabrouk</a>), Middle East Institute Senior Fellow</li>
<li aria-level="1">Youmna ElSayed (<a href="https://twitter.com/YoumnaElSayed17">@YoumnaElSayed17</a>), Al Jazeera Correspondent</li>
<li aria-level="1">Reem, Family member of Palestinians trapped in Gaza</li>
</ul>
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Miranda Lin, Ashish Malhotra and Zaina Badr with our host Malika Bilal. Khaled Soltan and Sarí el-Khalili fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this episode. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
Connect with us:
@AJEPodcasts on <a href="https://twitter.com/AJEPodcasts">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajepodcasts/">Instagram, </a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AJEPodcasts">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.net/@ajepodcasts">Threads</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGHKb8i9vTwjZkiFu6LhzsLUKFkYO60I">YouTube</a>

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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