W@1/6ocn: Gaza 13/5/2024

this afternoon (monday 13th), 1.04-1.06pm, 1.25-1.31pm, and 6.18-6.20pm, on bbc radio 4 

world at one (presented by sarah montague) and six o’clock news include …

“Israel has been marking Memorial Day, an annual commemoration of the country’s war dead.

This year, more than a thousand people who died in the Hamas attacks of last October will also be remembered.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter paul adams

• ori givati, breaking the silence

• antony blinken

• benjamin netanyahu

Nh/OS: Gaza 13/5/2024

this afternoon (monday 13th), 2.32-2.36pm (repeated 9.32pm) and 5.06-5.16pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by rebecca kesby) includes, and bbc os (presented by luke jones) leads with, …

“Israel has been marking Memorial Day, an annual commemoration of the country’s war dead.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter hugo bachega

• abdallah bou habib, foreign minister, lebanon

• benjamin netanyahu

• bbc reporter paul adams

• louis dowes, medecins sans frontieres

We: Gaza/USA 11/5/2024

this morning (saturday 11th), 6.06-6.14am, 6.24-6.26am, 6.30-6.31am, 7.06-7.08am, 7.32-7.52am, 8.06-8.17am, and 8.54-8.55am, on bbc world service radio  

weekend (presented by krupa padhy) leads with …

“US says Israel may have breached international law.”

“Thousands of Palestinians look for safe space as Israel targets areas in Rafah.”

“Sweden is hosting the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.”

including contributions from …

• us diplomat gina abercrombie-winstanley

• ambassador gilad erdan

• bbc reporter john sudworth

• bbc reporter sarah rainsford

• journalist alan posener

• joe biden

• benjamin netanyahu

• analyst aaron david miller 

• analyst tamar hermann

• journalist jacquelin magnay

• bbc reporter mark savage

• israeli singer eden golan

W@1/PM/6ocn: Gaza 6/5/2024

yesterday afternoon (monday 6th), 1.01-1.02pm, 1.08-1.26pm, 5.01-5.02pm, 5.05-5.17pm, 5.33-5.39pm, 5.53-5.57pm, 6.00pm, and 6.01-6.06pm, on bbc radio 4 

world at one (presented by jonny dymond), pm (presented by carolyn wyatt), and six o’clock news, lead with …

“Israel tells civilians to evacuate Rafah.”

“Hamas accepts a ceasefire proposal from Egypt and Qatar.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• benjamin netanyahu

• james elder, unicef

• bakhsad, rafah

• ahmed yousef, hamas

• ehud olmert 

• bbc reporter frank gardner

• rishi sunak

• mahmoud rostom, khan younis

• analyst dahlia scheindlin 

• analyst aaron david miller 

• bbc reporter fergal keane

• nisreen rajja, rafah

• david mencer, spokesman for benjamin netanyahu

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen

Nh: Gaza 5/5/2024

this afternoon (sunday 5th), 1.06-1.19pm, 9.06-9.19pm, and 9.32-9.36pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by rebecca kesby) includes …

“Israeli cabinet bans Al Jazeera inside Israel.”

including contributions from …

• amichai chikli mk 

• benjamin netanyahu

• bbc gaza reporter rushdi abualouf

• michael levy, brother of kidnapped or levy 33, brother-in-law of murdered einav levy 32, festival

• bbc reporter frank gardner

• walid al-omari, al jazeera

• tim dawson, international federation of journalists

HARDtalk: Ami Ayalon

yesterday morning (tuesday 30th), 4.30-4.54am, on bbc news tv (repeated 11.30pm, 4.30am, and 11.30pm, and repeated 8.06am 3.06pm and 10.06pm today on bbc world service radio) 

ami ayalon – former director, israeli security agency (shin bet) (presented by stephen sackur) (in the hardtalk series)

“Stephen Sackur speaks to Ami Ayalon, former chief of Israel’s Shin Bet security agency and now a fierce critic of the Netanyahu government.

Is Israel fighting an unwinnable war?”

“This is a war without any political goal.”

Nh/N: Gaza 13/4/2024

this evening (saturday 13th), 9.30–9.31pm, 9.32pm, and 9.36-9.49pm, on bbc world service radio, and 10.00-10.04pm on bbc radio 4

newshour (presented by paul henley) and news (presented by viji alles) include …

“The Israeli military says Iran has launched a wave of drones towards Israel.”

including contributions from …

• rear adm daniel hagari, idf spokesperson  

• journalist tal schneider

• analyst ali vaez

• dor harlap, zionist horizon

• bbc reporter james landale

• benjamin netanyahu

• bbc reporter will vernon

(see also https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-launches-wave-of-drones-at-israel-in-first-ever-direct-attack-idf-braces-to-intercept/)

TI: Netanyahu 2024

yesterday morning (thursday 11th), 8.06-8.30am (repeated 3.06pm and 10.06pm, and 1.06am sunday) on bbc world service radio 

why is israel in turmoil? (presented by tonya beckett, with  • historian david tal, • analyst natan sachs, • analyst aaron david miller, and • analyst tamar hermann) (in the the inquiry series)

“Six months into Israel’s war in Gaza and with no sign of a ceasefire or breakthrough in securing the release of the 130 hostages, as yet unaccounted for, pressure is mounting on Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Nh: Gaza 7/4/2024

this evening (sunday 7th), 9.12-9.19pm and 9.51-9.59pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by james menendez leads with …

“It is exactly six months after the Hamas attacks that triggered the conflict.

Netanyahu: ‘One step away from victory’ in Gaza.”

including contributions from …

• benjamin netanyahu

• ehud olmert 

• lawyer hiba husseini

• congressman joaquin castro

BM: Gaza 3/4/2024

this morning (wednesday 3rd), 1.09-1.17am. on bbc world service radio 

business matters (presented by sam fenwick) leads with …

“Rebuilding critical infrastructure in Gaza estimated to cost $18.5 billion.”

including contributions from …

• benjamin netanyahu

• rear adm john kirby, white house spokesman

• analyst sultan barakat