Nh/OS: Gaza 18/3/2024

this afternoon (monday 18th), 2.07-2.15pm, 4.06-4.22pm (repeated 5.32pm), 4.32-4.39pm, 5.07-5.17pm, and 9.50-9.59pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by nuala mcgovern and julian marshall) and bbc os (presented by anna foster) lead with …

“Israel raids al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City overnight, tells residents to evacuate.

And as aid agencies warn of imminent famine in northern Gaza, the EU’s foreign policy chief says Israel bears responsibility.”

“Famine imminent in Gaza, warns UN.”

including contributions from …

• rear adm daniel hagari, idf spokesperson 

• bbc reporter mark lowen 

• josep borrell

• melanie ward, medical aid for palestinians

• sanabel 16, gaza city 

• carl skau, world food programme

• shay dickmann, cousin of kidnapped carmel gat 39, niece of murdered kinneret gat 69, be’eri

• sam rose, unrwa

• benjamin netanyahu

• analyst nawaf bin mubarak al thani

• nick maynard, medical aid for palestinians 

• avi hyman, israeli government spokesman

(if you missed them, available from 0:00:45 to 0:09:00 at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172z09z4ftn8nc, from 0:00:10 to 0:16:20 and 0:26:36 to 0:33:10 at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172z0wc579pxkt, from 0:00:56 to 0:11:40 at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172z0wc579q19y, and from 0:44:42 to 0:52:45 at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172z09z4ftp3w8)