OS: Gaza 30/10/2023

this afternoon (monday 30th), 4.06-4.15pm, 4.16-4.23pm, 4.33-4.47pm, 4.50-4.59pm, 5.06-5.26pm, and 5.32-5.40pm, on bbc world service radio 

bbc os (presented by james reynolds) leads with …

“Hamas has released a video which appears to show three Israeli hostages. One of them is fiercely critical of Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and demands to be released immediately.

We explain what happened in Dagestan, where crowds shouting anti-semitic slogans and waving Palestinian flags stormed an airport on Sunday.”

including contributions from …

• former ambassador mark regev 

• bbc gaza reporter rushdi abualouf 

• bbc verify reporter olga robinson

• bbc reporter paul adams

• leila american-israeli jewish and thayad israeli palestinian muslim

• dave rich, community security trust

• iman atta, tell mama

• noam sagi, son of kidnapped ada sagi

• doctor marwan abu saadeh

• bbc reporter sergei goryashko

• benjamin netanyahu

Nh: Gaza 30/10/2023

this afternoon (monday 30th), 2.06-2.18pm and 2.32-2.40pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by paul henley) leads with …

“Israeli forces have been expanding their operation in the north of the Gaza Strip, with tanks spotted on a key road, while continuing to tell hospitals to evacuate.

And violence escalates in the West Bank – as human rights groups say the Israeli state is trying to force Palestinian communities out.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter anna foster

• doctor marwan abu saadeh

• eylon levy, israeli government spokesman

• bbc reporter paul adams

• journalist hagar shezaf 

• bbc reporter sergei goryashko