T: Gaza/Lebanon 24/10/2023

this morning (monday 24th), 6.01-6.03am, 6.08-6.10am, 6.11-6.15am, 6.32-6.33am, 6.35-6.38am, 6.43-6.50am, 7.00-7.02am, 7.09-7.19am, 7.361am, 7.33-7.41am, 8.00-8.02am, 8.10-8.24am, 8.36-8.49am, and 8.58-9.00am, on bbc radio 4 

today (presented by nick robinson and mishal husain) leads with …

“Hamas releases two more Israeli women held hostage.”

including contributions from …

• alia zaki, world food program

• bbc reporter david willis

• sharon lifschitz, daughter of released yocheved lifshitz 85 and kidnapped oded lifshitz with lung disease 83, from nir oz

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• bbc reporter susan hulme

• rishi sunak mp

• keir starmer mp

• ed davey mp

• crispin blunt mp

• zarah sultana mp

• jeremy corbyn mp

• steve mccabe mp

• michael ellis mp

• gershon baskin

• nawaf al-thani, former qatari military attache to us

• bbc gaza reporter rushdi abualouf 

• noam sagi, son of kidnapped ada sagi

W@1: Gaza siege

this afternoon (thursday 4th), 1.01-1.03pm, 1.07-1.29pm, and 1.41-1.45pm, on bbc radio 4 

world at one (presented by sarah montague) leads with …

“Israel’s defence minister says he’s ordered a complete siege of Gaza, with people there receiving no electricity food or fuel.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter jon donnison

• noam sagi, son of kidnap victim ada sagi

• bbc reporter lyse doucet

• basem naim, hamas spokesman 

• brig gen (retd) amir avivi 

• mohammed abu musabeh, spokesman, palestine red crescent

• activist jan egeland 

• bbc reporter chris mason

(see also https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67053011 and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67054825)