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

BH: Gaza 17/12/2023

this morning (sunday 17th), 9.02-9.04am and 9.07-9.16am, on bbc radio 4 

broadcasting house (presented by paddy oconnell) leads with …

“There are calls for fresh hostage talks between Israel and Hamas.

It follow thousands of civilian deaths, and the news that three hostages being held in Gaza were shot dead by the Israeli Defence Force.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter damian grammaticus

• bbc reporter frank gardner 

• ruby chen, father of kidnapped soldier itay chen 

• benjamin netanyahu 

• fifi sabah, sister of killed nahida, holy family church

• oliver mcternan, forward thinking 

OS: Gaza 22/11/2023

this afternoon (wednesday 22nd), 4.06-4.20pm, 4.32-4.54pm, 5.30-5.31pm, and 5.32-5.49pm, on bbc world service radio 

bbc os (presented by james reynolds) includes …

“A deal has been reached to pause the fighting for four days.

Fifty hostages held by Hamas will be released. In exchange, the group says 150 Palestinians currently in Israeli prisons will be freed.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter anna foster 

• activist sari bashi, hrw

• bbc reporter mike thomson

• ruby chen, father of kidnapped soldier itay chen 

• idit ohel, mother of kidnapped alon ohel 22, festival

• udi goren, cousin of kidnapped tal haimi 42, nir yitzhak

T: Gaza 22/11/2023

this morning (wednesday 22nd), 6.01-6.02am, 6.08-6.11am, 6.34-6.37am, 7.00-7.02am, 7.09-7.18am, 7.40-7.41am, 8.00-8.02am, 8.09-8.22am, and 8.37-8.45am, on bbc radio 4 

today (presented by martha kearney) leads with  …

“Hamas will release 50 hostages during a four-day pause in fighting, with more possible.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter yolande knell 

• bbc reporter barbara plett usher

• bbc reporter frank gardner 

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

• ruby chen, father of kidnapped soldier itay chen 

• eylon levy, israeli government spokesman

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen 

• thomas white, unrwa

• mustafa barghouti 

Nd: Gaza 22/11/2023

this morning (wednesday 22nd), 5.06-5.13am, 5.30-5.31am, 5.33-5.38am, 6.06-6.20am, 6.33-6.47am, 7.33-7.47am, and 7.55-7.59am, on bbc world service radio 

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

“Hamas will release 50 hostages during a four-day pause in fighting, with more possible.”

including contributions from …

• yoav gallant mk

• ruby chen, father of kidnapped soldier itay chen 

• david schenker

• activist sari bashi, hrw

• col miri eisin 

• riyad al-maliki

• bbc reporter wyre davies

• bbc reporter yolande knell 

• analyst gerald feierstein

• analyst gustavo de carvalho