Sunday: Gaza 15/10/2023

this morning (sunday 15th), 7.11-7.20am and 7.39-7.53am, on bbc radio 4 

sunday (presented by edward stourton) leads with …

“What is happening to Gaza’s Christians?”

including interviews with …

• maryam, gaza, from uk

• ohad zemet, foreign ministry

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• cardinal pierbattista pizzaballa, latin patriarch of jerusalem

• nader abu amsha, department of service to palestinian refugees (network of churches)

• haras rafiq, muslims against antisemitism

• journalist jonathan freedland

Nh: Gaza 14/10/2023 2

yesterday evening (saturday 14th), 9.06-9.20pm, 9.36-9.49pm, and 9.51-9.59pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by andrew peach) leads with …

“The Israeli military says it has killed a Hamas commander.

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has visited troops preparing for an expected ground assault near the border with Gaza.

Meanwhile, in Gaza, citizens continue to attempt to move south as the strip is bombarded by missiles.

The UN humanitarian chief, Martin Griffiths, has said the situation in Gaza is fast becoming untenable.

Thousands of people have been taking part in Pro-Palestinian protests across Europe today: we speak to a French-Israeli MP about why these demonstrations have been banned in France.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter tom bateman

• zena, gaza

• un coordinator lynn elizabeth hastings

• lt col peter lerner, idf spokesperson

• ohad zemet, ministry of foreign affairs

• french assembly member meyer habib

• bbc reporter tim franks

• chaim berman

• mohamedei shakrah, gaza

• analyst anna jacobs

PM/6ocn: Gaza 13/10/2023

yesterday afternoon (friday 13th), 5.01-5.03pm, 5.05-5.22pm, 5.35-5.49pm, and 6.01-6.19pm, on bbc radio 4 

pm (presented by anita anand) and six o’clock news lead with …

“Thousands of people in northern Gaza are fleeing on foot, by car, on the backs of lorries, and in carts pulled by donkeys, ahead of an approaching deadline set by Israel.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• bbc reporter helena wilkinson

• juliette touma, unrwa

• azzam, gaza

• ohad zemet, foreign ministry

• bbc reporter dan johnson

• sgt amichai

• abbas milhem, palestinian farmers’ union 

• diplomat mark lyall grant

• activist jan egeland 

• yoav gallant mk

• mohammed rakah, gaza

• bbc reporter frank gardner

• bbc reporter paul adams

• rishi sunak mp

• bbc reporter alice cuddy

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen

• bbc reporter dan roan

• lucy frazer mp

Nh/Twt: Shireen Abu Akleh

this evening (wednesday 11th), 9.07-9.19pm on bbc world service radio, and 10.17-10.26pm on bbc radio 4 

newshour (presented by james menendez) leads with, and the world tonight (presented by james coomarasamy) includes …

“US condemns killing of Palestinian-American journalist:

A good friend of Shireen Abu Akleh reflects on the bravery and wide-reaching impact of the Al Jazeera journalist.

And Newshour’s Tim Franks in Jerusalem tells us what the authorities are saying about the incident.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter tim franks 

• journalist dalia hatuqa 

• ohad zemet, spokesman, israeli embassy 

• mohamed moawad, managing director, al-jazeera 

• bbc monitoring reporter shaina oppenheimer 

W@1/Nh: Shireen Abu Akleh

this afternoon (wednesday 11th), 1.03-1.04pm and 1.22-1.26pm on bbc radio 4, and 2.06-2.16pm and 2.20-2.24pm on bbc world service radio 

world at one (presented by edward stourton) includes, and newshour (presented by audrey brown) leads with …

“Reporter killed during Israeli West Bank raid:

A Palestinian-American journalist, Sherine Abu Aqla, has been shot dead while reporting for Al Jazeera on a raid by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.

The Qatar-based network which she worked for has accused Israel of deliberately killing her.

We’ll hear from an eyewitness who themselves was shot in the back in the same incident.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter tim franks 

• mohamed moawad, managing director, al-jazeera 

• wounded journalist ali samoudi 

• ohad zemet, spokesman, israeli embassy 

Nh: Gaza airstrikes

this afternoon (tuesday 11th), 2.06-2.19pm, 2.20-2.25pm, and 2.40-2.44pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by razia iqbal) leads with …

“There have been further heavy exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and Palestinians after days of unrest, as the international community appeals for calm.

We speak to Hamas and an Israeli official.”

including contributions from … 

• bbc reporter tom bateman 

• osama hamdan, hamas politburo

• suhair zakkout, icrc, gaza

• ohad zemet, israeli london embassy spokesman 

• analyst ilan goldenberg