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

We: Gaza 17/12/2023

this morning (sunday 17th), 6.06-6.16am, 6.30-6.31am, 7.17-7.28am, 7.32-7.52am, 8.06-8.22am, and 8.32-8.59am, on bbc world service radio 

weekend (presented by julian worricker) leads with …

“Britain and Germany call for ‘sustainable ceasefire’ in Gaza.

Pressure grows on Israel to secure hostage release.”

including contributions from …

• juliette touma, unrwa

• idf spokesman lt col richard hecht

• released kidnapped danielle aloni

• bbc reporter frank gardner 

• journalist shashank joshi

• journalist michaela kuefner

• jon polin, father of kidnapped hersh goldberg-polin

“We don’t know if he’s still alive.”

• hostage negotiator gershon baskin

• riyad mansour, palestinian ambassador to un

• pollster khalil shikaki 

• journalist masha gessen

“Gaza is like a ghetto.”

• helga trupel, german-israeli society of bremen

• historian michael wolffsohn