Nh/OS: Gaza/Lebanon 3/4/2024

this afternoon (wednesday 3rd), 2.06-2.19pm, 2.36-2.42pm, 2.50-2.58pm, 4.06-4.23pm, 5.06-5.17pm, and 5.50-5.54pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by paul henley) and bbc os (presented by james reynolds) lead with …

“Pressure is mounting on Israel after seven people working for food aid charity World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza.

More aid charities pause work.”

including contributions from …

• antonio guterres

• david cameron

• bbc reporter shayan sardarizadeh

• brig (retd) john deverell

• rebeka doetsch, friend of victim zomi frankcom 43

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen

• major baruch

• shlomi biton, owner, destroyed avivim winery

• tal ouziel carmel, city engineer, kiryat shemona

• naser qadous, anera

• gen herzi halevi, chief of staff

• bbc verify reporter richard irvine-brown 

• bbc verify reporter merlyn thomas

• bbc verify reporter tom spencer

• nate mook, former ceo, world central kitchen

• bbc arabic reporter reda el mawy

• actvist figa chartout

• bbc reporter dan johnson

• adam mcguire, cousin of victim james kirby 47

• amy roxburgh-barry, cousin of victim james kirby 47

(see also https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/idf-chief-says-the-killing-of-world-central-kitchen-aid-workers-was-a-grave-mistake/)

Nh: Gaza 18/10/2023

this afternoon (wednesday 18th), 2.06-2.29pm, 2.30-2.31pm, 2.32-2.49pm, and 2.50-2.59pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by rebecca kesby) leads with …

“Biden backs Israel’s account of deadly Gaza hospital explosion.”

including contributions from …

• analyst aaron david miller 

• surgeon ghassan abu-sittah 

• bbc gaza reporter rushdi abualouf 

• doctor marwan abu saadeh

• rear adm daniel hagari, idf spokesperson 

• basem naim, hamas spokesman 

• bbc verify reporter richard irvine-brown

• canon richard sewell, dean, st george’s, jerusalem

• bbc reporter hugo bachega

• former prime minister salam fayyad

• helen ottens-patterson, medecins sans frontieres

• academic refaat alareer