Nd: Gaza 15/3/2024

this morning (friday 15th), 5.11-5.15am, 5.30-5.31am, 6.06-6.12am, 6.48-6.53am, 7.13-7.19am, and 7.30am, on bbc world service radio 

newsday (presented by victoria uwonkunda and james copnall) includes …

“With efforts underway to increase the flow of aid into northern Gaza, questions remain about how it can be distributed in a territory with little functioning civil authority, and occupied by the Israeli military.

Australia says it will resume funding UNRWA.

The authorities in Gaza say that Israeli forces have opened fire on people gathering to receive aid; the military has denied the reports.”

including contributions from …

• historian danny orbach

• leo kanz, medecins sans frontieres

• bbc reporter lucy williamson 

• sanctioned settler yinon levy

• fares samamri, zanuta

• zvi sukkot mk

• activist yehuda shaul

• bbc reporter anna foster