Newshour: Gaza aftermath

this afternoon (saturday 17th), 1.13-1.19pm, on bbc world service radio (repeated 5.21pm on pm on bbc radio 4)
newshour (presented by paul henley) includes …

“Hundreds of rockets were fired from Gaza, killing a Palestinian man in southern Israel, while there were widespread Israeli airstikes on the strip leavinsg 7 people dead.”

including contributions from …
• bbc reporter tom bateman
• dr adnan al-wahedi, gaza city
• kim phillips, israeli resident one mile from border
• yuval, israeli resident

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Newshour: Lieberman resigns

today (wednesday 14th), 2.36-2.42pm and 9.40-9.45pm, on bbc world service radio
newshour (presented by james menendez and paul henley) includes …

“The defence minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has resigned from the government, pulling his right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party out of the coalition. Why? Because of the cabinet’s decision to accept a truce ending what’s been the most intense fighting there for four years.”
“Can a ceasefire in Gaza hold?”

including interview with…
• amos harel of haaretz
• jamie mcgoldrick, un humanitarian coordinator

Newshour: Gaza ceasefire?

this evening (tuesday 13th), 9.06-9.19pm, on bbc world service radio
newshour (presented by tim franks) leads with …

“Hamas says it’s agreed to a ceasefire in its hostilities with Israel. Israel says it reserves the right to strike inside Gaza. But how to stop the violence for good?”

including contributions from …
• bbc reporter yolande knell
• dr adnan al-wahedi, gaza city
• einav shimoni, border resident
• civil engineer majd masharawi
• sigal ariely, ashkelon
• ilan goldenberg, director, middle east security program, centre for a new american security

BBC OS: Gaza escalation

this afternoon (tuesday 13th), 4.06-4.16pm and 4.49-4.54pm, on bbc world service radio
bbc os (presented by ben james) leads with …

“It’s the heaviest exchange of aerial fire between Israeli soldiers and Hamas militants since the full-blown conflict in 2014. The violence follows an Israeli special forces operation inside Gaza which went wrong late on Sunday, causing the deaths of Palestinian militants and an Israeli soldier.”

including contributions from …
• bbc reporter alda barry
• bbc reporter ben davies
• ahmed, gaza city
• bernie, ashkelon
• bbc reporter yolande knell

Newshour: Gaza escalation

this afternoon (tuesday 13th), 2.07-2.19pm, on bbc world service radio
newshour (presented by julian marshall) leads with …

“The worst escalation between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza since the 2014 war is threatening to descend into a full-blown conflict. More than 400 rockets have been fired into Israel, while Israeli aircraft have hit 150 militant targets in response.”

including contributions from …
• idf spokesman lt col jonathan conricus
• civil engineer majd masharawi
• sigal ariely of ashkelon

Today: Gaza escalation

this morning (tuesday 13th), 6.10-6.12am and 8.06-8.07am, on bbc radio 4
today (presented by nick robinson and martha kearney) includes …

“At least 3 Palestinians and a civilian in Israel have been killed in a major upsurge in fighting in and around Gaza. Hundreds of rockets and mortars have been fired into Israel, while waves of Israeli airstrikes have targeted sites in the strip.”

including contributions from …
• bbc reporter yolande knell
• bbc reporter tom bateman

Twt: Gaza escalation

yesterday evening (monday 12th), 10.05-10.06pm, and 10.30-10.37pm, on bbc radio 4
the world tonight (presented by ritula shah) includes …

”An undercover operation that went awry and left 7 Palestinians and an Israeli officer dead has sparked an escalation of violence in the Gaza strip.”

including contributions from …
• bbc reporter tom bateman
• oxfam employee najla shawa
• journalist avi issacharoff