OS: Gaza 29/5/2024

this afternoon (wednesday 29th), 4.14-4.20pm, on bbc world service radio 

bbc os (presented by luke jones) includes …

“As Israeli strikes on Rafah in southern Gaza continue, we hear from residents in the city, and also talk about the viral social media image All Eyes On Rafah that millions of people are sharing.”

including contribution from …

• bbc reporter shayan sardarizadeh

WITW: Iran & Israel

this morning (tuesday 16th), podcast (9 minutes), on bbc news radio 

why has iran attacked israel? we explain why they became enemies (in the what in the world series) (presented by hannah gelbart with shayan sardarizadeh)

“Iran has carried out direct strikes on Israel for the first time. It’s believed to be a retaliation for a deadly strike on its consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus.

The bad blood between both countries goes back many years. And it’s involved several countries in the region, including Lebanon and Syria.

Previously, Israel and Iran had been engaged in a years-long shadow war – attacking each other’s assets without admitting responsibility.”

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/)

The disinformation war

this morning (sunday 4th), 4.33-4.51am (repeated 11.32am and 12.32am) on bbc world service radio (and repeated wednesday 28th in the the documentary series)

the disinformation war in the middle east (presented by olga robinson and shayan sardarizadeh with eliot higgins of bellingcat) (in the trending series) includes …

“A flood of disinformation has erupted across social media in the online propaganda battle that’s being waged alongside the physical conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Everything from video game clips falsely presented as genuine combat footage, to the outright denial of civilian deaths, have been deployed to try to skew the online narrative and warp public perceptions.”

including contributions from …

• photojournalist ali jadallah

• photojournalist omar al-derawi

• journalist james longman

• rotem matias 16, son of murdered shlomi and deborah, kibbutz holit

Tb: Gaza Al-Ahli Hospital

wednesday 18th october, 12.03-12.45pm, on bbc radio ulster 

talkback (phone-in, presented by william crawley) leads with …

“What do you think happened at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City? Will we ever know for sure?”

including contributions from …

• palestinian activist issa amro 

• analyst philip ingram

• lt col peter lerner, idf spokesman 

• bbc verify reporter shayan sardarizadeh 

OS: Gaza 25/10/2023

last wednesday afternoon (25th october), 4.06-4.21pm, 4.32-4.46pm, 4.54-4.59pm, 5.06-5.22pm, and 5.32-5.41pm, on bbc world service radio 

bbc os (presented by james reynolds) leads with …

“Fuel running out.”

including contributions from …

• sanobel, 16, gaza

• bbc reporter paul adams

• juliette touma, unrwa

• maya, jewish-american, married to palestinian muslim

• becca, jewish-american, married to israeli muslim

• bbc gaza reporter rushdi abualouf 

• bbc verify reporter shayan sardarizadeh 

• hospital director medhat abbas 

Nc: Gaza: Information war

thursday 18th october, podcast (36 minutes), on bbc news radio 

newscast (presented by adam fleming) leads with …

“The information war.”

including contributions from …

• bbc verify reporter shayan sardarizadeh 

• joe biden

• gen david petraeus

• bbc reporter katty kay

WITW: Hospital blast

last thursday afternoon (19th october), podcast (15 minutes), on bbc news radio 

what do we know about the hospital blast? (in the what in the world series) (presented by hannah gelbart)

“An explosion at a crowded hospital in Gaza City has killed hundreds of people, according to Palestinian health officials. Israel says the number is much lower.

Hamas blames Israel, but Israel says it wasn’t them and points the finger at another group, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.”

including contributions from …

• bbc gaza reporter rushdi abualouf 

• bbc verify reporter shayan sardarizadeh 

• bbc monitoring reporter hesham shawish

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen

We: Gaza 14/10/2023

this morning (saturday 14th), 6.06-6.19am, 6.33-6.51am, 7.06-7.28am, 7.30-7.31am, 7.36-7.59am, 8.06-8.28am, 8.30-8.31am, 8.40-8.50am, and 8.57-8.59am, on bbc world service radio 

weekend (presented by paul henley and tim franks) leads with …

“Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled northern Gaza.

The Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has warned that moving more than a million people across a warzone to a place with no food, water or accommodation would be extremely hazardous.

Calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza have been discussed by the UN Security Council in New York.

Israel says it has launched raids inside Gaza.”

including contributions from …

• marwan jilani, palestine red crescent

• ambassador gilad erdan

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• bbc reporter dan johnson

• michael, special forces

• jay curve, anglo-israeli

• sgt amichai

• journalist nathan thrall, author, a day in the life of abed salama

• abed salama

• journalist suzanne lynch

• doctor marwan abu saadeh

• mark malloch brown

• pnina tamano-shata mk

• juliette touma, unrwa

• analyst aaron david miller 

• bbc verify reporter shayan sardarizadeh 

• mohammed taysir

• chaim berman

• hussein haridi, egyptian former assistant foreign minister

Nh: Gaza 12/10/2023

this afternoon (thursday 12th), 2.06-2.19pm, 2.20-2.24pm, 2.30-2.31pm, 2.36-2.49pm, and 2.51-2.59pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by james menendez) leads with …

“Antony Blinken visits Israel.”

“The Israeli government says it won’t lift its siege of Gaza until all Israeli hostages held by Hamas are released.”

including contributions from …

• antony blinken

• farah abu seddo, gaza

• bassam nasser, gaza

• amjad shahbaz, gaza

• surgeon ghassan abu-sittah 

• bbc reporter dan johnson 

• sara black charm, healtheat, efrat

• adam, kibbutz nir am

• bbc gaza reporter rushdi abualouf 

• alex younger, former mi6 chief

• yossi beilin, former minister

• bbc verify reporter shayan sardarizadeh 

• noam sagi, son of kidnap victim ada sagi

• sharon lifschitz, daughter of kidnapped parents

• bbc reporter aleem maqbool 

• chief rabbi ephraim mirvis

• ali shah, manchester

• zara mohammed, muslim council of britain