T: Gaza 31/10/2023

this morning (tuesday 31st), 6.02-6.04am, 6.07-6.09am, 6.32-6.33am, 6.38-6.40, 6.48-6.53am, 7.02-7.04am, 7.09-7.15am, 7.36-7.44am, 7.49-7.58am, 8.02-8.05am, 8.21-8.26am, and 8.38-8.42am, on bbc radio 4 

today (presented by mishal husain and justin webb) includes …

“Israel and the United States have suggested there’ll be an increase in aid reaching Gaza through the Rafah crossing in the coming days.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• bbc reporter fergal keane

• mahmoud bassam, director, al quds hospital, gaza

• sherif mansour, committee to protect journalists

• activist yara eid

• shay wenkert, father of kidnapped omer wenkert 22

• chris bryant mp

• mohammed abou-foul, gaza, from birmingham 

• rick brennan, who

• bbc reporter damian grammaticus

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen

• bbc gaza reporter rushdi abualouf 

Nd: Gaza 27/10/2023

this morning (friday 27th), 5.16-5.19am, 5.33-5.41am, 6.06-6.21am, 6.33-6.51am, 6.56-6.57am, 7.06-7.20am, 7.25-7.29am, 7.33-7.43am, and 7.56-7.59am, on bbc world service radio 

newsday (presented by akwasi sarpong and james copnall) leads with …

“Washington says it has struck two facilities used by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in Syria.

EU leaders have called for humanitarian corridors and pauses in fighting to get aid into Gaza..”

including contributions from …

• joel rubin

• ursula von der leyen

• hamas spokesman ghazi hamad

• sharon lifschitz, daughter of released yocheved lifshitz 85 and oded lifshitz with lung disease 83, from nir oz

• bbc reporter yasmine farag

• bbc reporter reeta chakrabarti

• shay wenkert and neba, parents, and tsili wenkert, grandparent, of kidnapped omer wenkert 22

• bbc reporter hugo bachega

• pollster tamar hermann

• bbc reporter wyre davies

• gershon baskin

• bbc reporter sebastian usher

• bbc reporter dalia haidar

• tarik jasarevic, who

• activist maria rashid, london, from israel