Nh/Twt: Gaza 6/5/2024

this evening (monday 6th), 9.06-9.19pm and 9.51-9.59pm on bbc world service radio, and 10.01-10.03pm and 10.07-10.20pm on bbc radio 4 

newshour (presented by paul henley) and the world tonight (presented by james coomarasamy) lead with …

“Hamas accepts ceasefire proposal.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter frank gardner

• scott anderson, unrwa

• david mencer, spokesman for benjamin netanyahu

• mahmoud rostom, khan younis

• ahmed yousef, hamas

• brig gen (retd) amir avivi 

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen

• james elder, unicef

• rear adm john kirby, white house spokesman

• journalist yaakov katz

• nick maynard, medical aid for palestinians 

Nh/OS: Gaza 2/4/2024

this afternoon (tuesday 2nd), 2.06-2.19pm, 2.36-2.44pm, 4.06-4.22pm (repeated 5.32pm), 4.32-4.45pm, 4.56-4.59pm, 5.06-5.24pm, 5.45-5.47pm, and 5.56-5.59pm, on bbc world service radio 

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

“Seven aid workers in Gaza have been killed in an Israeli air strike.

The US based-charity World Central Kitchen and other aid groups will suspend their operations.”

“Iran has vowed to avenge the killing of one of the senior commanders of its elite Quds Force in Damascus.”

including contributions from …

• sean carroll, anera

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• us special envoy frank lowenstein 

• bbc reporter hugo bachega

• bbc persian reporter jiyar gol

• nick maynard, medical aid for palestinians 

• activist guillemette thomas

• aid worker khaled

• rear adm daniel hagari, idf spokesperson  

• journalist marcin terlick

• bbc reporter saij jehad 

• bbc reporter mimi swaby

• bbc reporter frank gardner

• bbc reporter tom bateman

T: Gaza 19/3/2024

this morning (tuesday 19th), 6.01-6.02am, 6.14-6.17am, 6.53-6.57am, 7.00-7.02am, 7.48-7.57am, 8.00-8.02am, and 8.53-8.59am, on bbc radio 4 

today (presented by justin webb and katya adler) leads with …

“Israeli negotiators are due to begin talks in Qaar today in af fresh attempt to secure a ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter peter bowes

• bbc reporter lucy williamson

• matthew hollingworth, world food programme

• bbc gaza reporter rushdi abualouf 

• nick maynard, medical aid for palestinians

• rabbi natan levy, strengthening faith institutions

• mustafa field, faiths forum for london

(see also https://www.timesofisrael.com/blinken-says-all-of-gaza-facing-unprecedented-food-insecurity/)

Nh/OS: Gaza 18/3/2024

this afternoon (monday 18th), 2.07-2.15pm, 4.06-4.22pm (repeated 5.32pm), 4.32-4.39pm, 5.07-5.17pm, and 9.50-9.59pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by nuala mcgovern and julian marshall) and bbc os (presented by anna foster) lead with …

“Israel raids al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City overnight, tells residents to evacuate.

And as aid agencies warn of imminent famine in northern Gaza, the EU’s foreign policy chief says Israel bears responsibility.”

“Famine imminent in Gaza, warns UN.”

including contributions from …

• rear adm daniel hagari, idf spokesperson 

• bbc reporter mark lowen 

• josep borrell

• melanie ward, medical aid for palestinians

• sanabel 16, gaza city 

• carl skau, world food programme

• shay dickmann, cousin of kidnapped carmel gat 39, niece of murdered kinneret gat 69, be’eri

• sam rose, unrwa

• benjamin netanyahu

• analyst nawaf bin mubarak al thani

• nick maynard, medical aid for palestinians 

• avi hyman, israeli government spokesman

Nd: Gaza 1/2/2024

this morning (thursday 1st), 5.33-5.37am, 6.44-6.48am, 7.31am, 7.24-7.26am, and 7. 42-7.48am, on bbc world service radio 

newsday (presented by victoria uwonkunda and james copnall) leads with …

“In Gaza, conditions for civilians are deteriorating by the day.”

including contributions from …

• journalist ghader ouda

• bbc reporter nick beake

• nick maynard, medical aid for palestinians 

• analyst baraa shiban

Nh: Gaza 14/1/2024

this afternoon (sunday 14th), 2.36-2.44pm, 9.06-9.19pm, and 9.20-9.29pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by james menendez and rebecca kesby) includes …

“On the hundredth day of the war with Israel and Hamas, we talk to one woman with relatives still held hostage in Gaza.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter wyre davies

• yosi shnaider, cousin of kidnapped silverman family of six, nephew of murdered margit shnaider silberman and  josé luis (yossi) silberman, nir oz

• faten abu shahada, kidney dialysist

• maayan siegel-koren

• eylon keshet, cousin of yarden bibas, kidnapped with wife shiri and children ariel bibas 4 and kfir bibas 9 months

• nick maynard, medical aid for palestinians 

Nd: Gaza 9/1/2024

this morning (tuesday 9th), 5.13-5.18am, 5.42-5.48am,  6.12-6.18am, 6.42-6.48am, 7.07-7.18am, and 7.32-7.38am, on bbc world service radio

newsday (presented by devina gupta and rob young) leads with …

“The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to meet Israeli leaders shortly, as Washington tries to prevent the Gaza conflict from growing into a regional war.

What is life like currently in Gaza?”

including contributions from …

• journalist lazar berman

• sam skardon, south carolina democrat

• analyst makram rabah

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• james denselow, save the children

• nick maynard, medical aid for palestinians 

PM/6ocn: Gaza/Lebanon 8/1/2024

this afternoon (monday 8th), 5.02-5.04pm, 5.16-5.28, and 6.13-6.15pm, on bbc radio 4 

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

“Israel says it’s begun a new less intense phase of the war in Gaza.”

including contributions from …

• nick maynard, medical aid for palestinians 

• david lammy mp

• bbc reporter wyre davies

• nissan tzvi, kibbutz kfar giladi

• bbc reporter paul adams 

• gemma connell, unocha

5mo: Gaza doctors

tuesday 17th october, podcast (6 minutes), on bbc world service radio 

saving lives in gaza – medics on the frontline (presented by christian fraser) (in the 5 minutes on series)

“They’ve set up a social media platform called GazaMedicVoices on X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram – where all contacts in Gaza can post critical information – including video recordings and voice messages.”

including contributions from …

• nick maynard, medical aid for palestinians 

(available at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0gm20d3)

PM/6ocn: Gaza 18/11/2023

this afternoon (saturday 18th), 5.01-5.02pm, 5.05-5.30pm, and 6.00-6.04pm, on bbc radio 4 

pm (presented by caroline wyatt) and six o’clock news lead with …

“UN agency condemns attacks on schools sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter nick beake 

• lt col peter lerner, idf spokesman 

• activist noor swirki

• toby fricker, unicef

• nick maynard, medical aid for palestinians