Nd: Gaza 23/4/2024

yesterday morning (tuesday 23rd), 5.14-5.20am and 6.12-6.19am (partly repeated 7.51am), on bbc world service radio 

newsday (presented by victoria uwonkunda and rob young) includes …

“The United Nations’ main agency in Gaza has been told it must do more to improve its neutrality and transparency, after a report was published into Israeli allegations that many UNRWA staff belonged to the Hamas militant group.”

including contributions from …

• french foreign minister catherine colonna

• einat wilf, author, the war of return: how western indulgence of the palestinian dream has obstructed the path to peace 

• activist tamara alrifai, unrwa

Nh/Twt: Gaza 22/4/2024

last monday evening (22nd april), 9.06-9.19pm on bbc world service radio, and 10.04-10.05pm on bbc radio 4 

newshour (presented by julian marshall) and the world tonight (presented by shaun ley) include …

“UNRWA report says agency needs to improve its neutrality.”

including contributions from …

• french foreign minister catherine colonna

• brig gen (retd) amir avivi

(see also https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-dismisses-review-calls-unrwa-a-poisoned-rotten-tree-whose-roots-are-hamas/)

Nh: Gaza 17/12/2023

this afternoon (sunday 17th), 1.06-1.19pm, 1.30-1.31pm, 1.36-1.49pm, 9.06-9.19pm, and 9.36-9.45pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by james menendez) includes …

“Mounting pressure on Israel to bring hostages home.

Calls grow for Israel to let more humanitarian supplies into Gaza.”

including contributions from …

• ruby chen, father of kidnapped soldier itay chen 

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

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

• activist avner gvaryahu, breaking the silence

• journalist masha gessen

“Gaza is like a ghetto.”

• helga trupel, german-israeli society of bremen

• bbc reporter frank gardner 

• sean casey, who

• former diplomat peter ricketts

• french foreign minister catherine colonna

• pope francis

• monsignor william shomali