We/BH: Gaza 9/6/2024

this morning (sunday 9th), 7.06-7.12am (partly repeated 8.16am),  8.15-8.16am, and 8.21-8.25am, on bbc world service radio, and 9.09-9.10am and 9.15-9.19am on bbc radio 4 

weekend (presented by luke jones) leads with, and broadcasting house (presented by anita anand) includes, …

“The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has strongly condemned the killing of Palestinians in the Israeli military operation to rescue four hostages held by Hamas from a refugee camp in central Gaza.

The Hamas-run health ministry says more than two hundred people were killed but Israel disputes the figure.”

including contributions from …

• ruth wasserman lande mk

• rosa freedman, author, failing to protect: the un and the politicisation of human rights, and the united nations human rights council: a critique and early assessment (2013), and editor, responses to 7 october: antisemitic discourse (studies in contemporary antisemitism),

• benjamin netanyahu

• arctic scientist andreas osthagen

• batoul hussein, gaza

• hagai levine, hostages and missing families forum

• palestinian activist nour odeh

Nh: Gaza 8/6/2024

this afternoon (saturday 8th), 1.06-1.19pm and 9.06-9.19pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by rebecca kesby) leads with …

“Four hostages rescued in central Gaza.”

“Noa Argamani, 26, Almog Meir Jan, 22, Andrei Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 41, were freed during a ‘high-risk, complex mission’, from two separate buildings in the Nuseirat area, the Israel Defense Forces said.

Hamas claims more than two hundred Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks in the same area as the raid took place.”

including contributions from …

• lt col peter lerner, idf spokesman 

• bbc reporter hugo bachega

• activist nadin abullatif 14, internatioal commission to support palestinian people’s rights

• benjamin netanyahu

• orit meir, mother of rescued almog meir jan 22, festival 

• bbc reporter jon donnison

• hagai levine, hostages and missing families forum

Nh/OS: Gaza 1/4/2024

yesterday afternoon (monday 1st), 2.06-2.19pm, 4.30pm,  5.06-5.08pm, and 5.13-5.17pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by nuala mcgovern) and bbc os (presented by james reynolds) lead with …

“Al-Shifa hospital in ruins.

Palestinian medics say they’re recovering dozens of bodies from the remnants of Gaza’s biggest hospital, after Israeli troops withdrew from the site.

The Israeli military says it killed and detained hundreds of gunmen and seized weapons and intelligence documents.”

including contributions from …

• lt col peter lerner, idf spokesman 

• activist aseel baidoun

• bbc reporter hugo bachega

• hagai levine, hostages and missing families forum

• doctor amira al-safady, al-shifa hospital

(see also https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68705765)

W@1: Gaza/Rape 30/1/2024

this afternoon (tuesday 30th), 1.33-1.41pm, on bbc radio 4 

world at one (presented by sarah montague) includes …

“A UN team has arrived in Israel to investigate the charges of rape and sexual assault against women on 7th cstober.

There are also claims the sexual violence continued … that women and children held hostage in Gaza are facing regular sexual violence at the hands of their captors.”

“Israeli forces have killed three fighters inside a hospital in Jenin.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter mark lowen 

• released kidnapped aviva siegel

• shelly tal meron mk

• hagai levine, hostages and missing families forum

(see also https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/freed-hostages-to-lawmakers-at-this-very-moment-someone-is-being-raped-in-a-gaza-tunnel/)

Nd: Gaza 30/11/2023

this morning (thursday 30th), 5.12-5.17am, 5.33-5.43am, 6.12-6.18am, 6.33-6.44am, 7.07-7.22am, 7.28am, 7.30-7.31am, and 7.33-7.38am, on bbc world service radio 

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

“Twelve more Israeli hostages – and four Thai citizens – are now back in Israel as the temporary truce has been extended for a seventh day.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter shaimaa khalil

• activist budour hassan, amnesty international

• activist shaina low, norwegian refugee council

• journalist owen alterman

• journalist carrie keller-lynn

• former diplomat martin indyk 

• hagai levine, hostages and missing families forum

• bbc reporter hugo bachega

Nh: Gaza 24/11/2023

yesterday evening (friday 24th), 9.06-9.19pm, 9.20-9.21pm, 9.36-9.43pm, and 9.55-9.59pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by paul henley) leads with …

“Twenty four hostages are released by Hamas.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter tom bateman

• gil dickmann, cousin of kidnapped carmel gat 39, nephew of murdered kinneret gat 69, be’eri

• gili roman, brother of kidnapped yarden roman-gat 35, be’eri

• hagai levine, hostages and missing families forum

• shahar shoham, aid for farm wokrkers

• yousef hammash, norwegian refugee council

• marah bakir 24, convicted for stabbing a policeman

• ismail shaheen, bethlehem, father of released convict fatima shaheen 33

• joe biden

• former ambassador mark regev 

• joseph meyerovitch, schneider chidrens centre

(for list of released hostages, see https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/thirteen-israeli-hostages-have-left-gaza-wucxtfpt)

W@1: Gaza 24/11/2023

this afternoon (friday 24th), 1.01-1.02pm and 1.07-1.23pm, on bbc radio 4 

world at one (presented by nick eardley) leads with …

“Thirteen Israeli women and children who were taken as part of the Hamas attacks last month are expected to be freed this afternoon under the terms of a four-day ceasefire.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter yolande knell 

• bbc reporter tom bateman

• hagai levine, hostages and missing families forum

• mustafa al kahlout, head, al nasr hospital

• activist jan egeland 

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

Nn: Back to business

yesterday evening (wednesday 10th), 11.07-11.14pm, on bbc 2 tv 

newsnight (presented by emily maitlis) includes …

“Israel is getting back to business. Bars and restaurants reopened on Sunday, the latest step for a country that’s led the way in vaccinating its citizens. Even so, they’ve rejected making the jabs compulsory, and they’re trying to nudge measures instead.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter mark urban 

• maya peled-raz, university of haifa

• gal bauch, fly fitness centre 

• professor hagai levine 

Nn: Lockdown ending

yesterday evening (friday 19th), 11.05-11.10pm, on bbc 2 tv 

newsnight (presented by faisal islam) includes …

“The global laboratory for how this road out of lockdown might work has been Israel. High rates of vaccination there have enabled progress, with large parts of the economy due to open up this weekend. But it has also led to dilemmas over vaccination passports, and prioritising commerce over education.”

including interview with …

• professor hagai levine 

(see also https://www.timesofisrael.com/fauci-to-toi-israeli-vaccine-effort-a-model-for-rest-of-the-world/)

Nh: Vaccination effective

this afternoon (friday 5th), 2.51-2.55pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by james menendez) includes …

“Israel’s coronavirus vaccination programme has been effective in preventing serious illness”

including interview with …

• professor hagai levine