T: Gaza 17/5/2024

this morning (friday 17th), 6.01-6.02am, 6.11-6.13am, 7.00-7.03am, 7.49–7.58am, 8.00-8.03am, and 8.23-8.24am, on bbc radio 4,

today (presented by nick robinson and justin webb) leads with …

“South Africa has urged the United Nations’ top court to order Israel to halt its offensive on the southern Gazan city of Rafah, and protect civilians there.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter dan johnson

• bbc verify reporter merlyn thomas

• un coordinator martin griffiths

• bbc reporter hugh schofield, france

Nd: Gaza 17/5/2024

this morning (friday 17th), 5.13-5.19am (partly repeated 7.14am), 5.30am, 6.30am, 7.17am, and 7.23-7.29am, on bbc world service radio 

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

“South Africa has urged the United Nations’ top court to order Israel to halt its offensive on the southern Gazan city of Rafah, and protect civilians there.”

including contributions from …

• egyptian diplomat mohamed hegazy

• bbc reporter dominic casciani

• bbc reporter anna holligan

(see also https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6pypkjjljno) 

UW: Gaza 15/5/2024

last wednesday evening (15th may), 11.16-11.22pm, on bbc 2 tv (repeated 2.31am and 11.31pm sunday and 3.31am monday on bbc news tv, and 12.33am friday and 11.33am sunday on bbc world service radio)

why are us-israel relations at an historic low? (in the unspun world and the explanation series) (presented by john simpson) leads with …

“John Simpson analyses why Israel’s government is deliberately flouting the wishes of its closest ally, the United States.”

including contribution from …

• shaina oppenheimer, bbc monitoring

Nh/Twt: Gaza 16/5/2024

this evening (thursday 16th), 9.20-9.25pm and 9.30pm on bbc world service radio, and 10.03-10.04pm and 10.39-10.44pm on bbc radio 4 

newshour (presented by james menendez) and the world tonight (presented by shaun ley) include …

“The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam has just reversed its decision.”

including contributions from …

• simon reinink, concertgebouw manager

• bbc reporter paul adams

• pianist danny driver

PM/6ocn: Gaza 16/5/2024

this afternoon (thursday 16th), 5.04pm and 6.15-6.18pm, on bbc radio 4 

pm (presented by evan davis) and six o’clock news include …

“South Africa has returned to the International Court of Justice in The Hague to ask for an immediate halt to the Israeli offensive in Rafah.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter anna holligan

• south african lawyer adila hassim

• bbc reporter dominic casciani

Nh/OS: Gaza 16/5/2024

this afternoon (thursday 16th), 2.25-2.29pm, 2.36-2.41pm, 4.30pm, and 5.06-5.17pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by tim franks) and bbc os (presented by james reynolds) include …

“The Jerusalem Quartet looked like they were not going to be playing in Amsterdam, after the major venue there, the Concertgebouw, cancelled their two concerts scheduled for this week, on security grounds, the management said it was concerned about planned anti-Israel demonstrations.”

“Fighting remains intense in Gaza.”

including contributions from …

• musicologist heather kurzbauer

• cindy mccain, world food programme

• sanabel 16, gaza

• bbc reporter paul adams

Nd/T: Gaza 16/5/2024

this morning (thursday 16th), 6.31am and 7.31am on bbc world service radio and 8.04am and 8.49-8.53am on bbc radio 4

newsday (presented by victoria uwonkunda and james copnall) and today (presented by amol rajan and emma barnett) include …

“The UN says, as of yesterday, some 600,000 people have been displaced, including about 150,000 over the past forty-eight hours.”

including interview with …

• cindy mccain, world food programme

Nh/Twt: Gaza 15/5/2024

this afternoon (wednesday 15th), 2.06-2.14pm on bbc world service radio, and 10.02-10.04pm on bbc radio 4 

newshour (presented by julian marshall) and the world tonight (presented by james coomarasamy) include …

“Has Israel’s offensive in Rafah started?

There have been airstrikes and fighting in the eastern outskirts of the city for several days.

On Tuesday, Israeli tanks were reported to have moved deeper into residential areas, closer to the centre.

Several hundred thousand people who were sheltering in Rafah are believed to have already packed up and moved to what the Israeli military has designated a ‘safe zone’ called Al-Mawasi.”

“Israel’s defence minister Yoav Gallant has publicly criticised his government’s failure to agree a post-war plan for Gaza.”

including contributions from …

• alhasan swairjo, oxfam

• journalist emanuel fabian

• bbc reporter paul adams

Nd: Gaza 15/5/2024

this morning (wednesday 15th), 5.45-5.51am, 6.15-6.21am (repeated 7.39am), 6.30am, and 7.38-7.39am, on bbc world service radio 

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

“UNRWA estimates that almost 450,000 people have fled Rafah.”

including contributions from …

• deena, architect, now in egypt

• activist hind khoudary

PM/6ocn: Gaza 14/5/2024

this afternoon (tuesday 14th), 5.02-5.04pm, 5.48-5.53pm, and 6.13-6.15pm, on bbc radio 4 

pm (presented by evan davis) and six o’clock news include …

“How many people have died in Gaza?

We frequently quoted figures provided by the Hamas-run health authority, with very high numbers of women and children among the dead … 

Well, the UN has been quoting some other, lower, figures in recent days, and there’s been a lot of to-ing and fro-ing on what exactly the numbers are, and whether they’ve been exaggerated.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter paul adams

• farhan haq, deputy spokesman, un secretary-general

• activist michael spagat