Today: Gaza situation

this morning (friday 18th), 6.37-6.41am, and 8.10-8.23am, on bbc radio 4
today (presented by mishal husain includes …

”2018 was the worst year for Palestinian deaths and injuries in the West Bank and Gaza since the Gaza conflict of 2014. The United Nations says 295 Palestinians were killed and 29,000 injured by Israeli forces over the course of the year. In the same period, says the UN, 15 Israelis were jkilled in Palestinian attacks, and 137 injured.”

including interviews with …
• bbc reporter tom bateman
• matthias schmale, head of gaza operations, unrwa
• israeli ambassador mark regev

(if you missed it, available from 0:37:13 to 0:41:15, and from 2:09:59 to 2:22:30, at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0002220)