PM/6ocn: Gaza 23/11/2023

this afternoon (thursday 23rd), 5.01-5.03pm, 5.04-5.11pm, 5.22-5.33pm, and 6.06-6.13pm, on bbc radio 4 

pm (presented by evan davis) and six o’clock news include …

“Qatar has announced that the four-day halt in the fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza will begin tomorrow morning. 

An initial group of thirteen hostages held by Hamas will be swapped for Palestinian prisoners in the afternoon.”

including contributions from …

• majed al-ansari, qatari foreign ministry

• rabbi jonathan wittenberg 

• comedian and author david baddiel

• bbc reporter tom bateman

• majed al-ansari, qatari foreign ministry

• bbc reporter james landale

• david cameron

• bbc reporter chris page

• derry councill niree mcmorris

• derry councillor shaun harkin

• bbc reporter andy swiss

Twt: Gaza 13/10/2023

yesterday evening (friday 13th), 10.01-10.05pm and 10.08-10.33pm, on bbc world service radio 

the world tonight (presented by shaun ley) leads with …

“The Israeli army says it has carried out localised raids inside Gaza, as it prepares to launch a major ground offensive in retaliation for Saturday’s attacks by Hamas.

More than thirteen hundred Israelis were killed by the group, which is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments, including the UK.

Nearly eighteen hundred Palestinians have been killed in strikes on Gaza.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• bbc reporter nomia iqbal

• bbc reporter helena wilkinson

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen

• un secretary-general antonio guterres

• amjad shabat, gaza

• farah abu seddo, gaza

• suzan barzak, gaza

• dr khamis elissi

• lt col peter lerner, idf spokesman 

• analyst tahani mustafa 

• president joe biden

• analyst aaron david miller 

• rabbi alex goldberg

PM/6ocn: Gaza 13/10/2023

yesterday afternoon (friday 13th), 5.01-5.03pm, 5.05-5.22pm, 5.35-5.49pm, and 6.01-6.19pm, on bbc radio 4 

pm (presented by anita anand) and six o’clock news lead with …

“Thousands of people in northern Gaza are fleeing on foot, by car, on the backs of lorries, and in carts pulled by donkeys, ahead of an approaching deadline set by Israel.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• bbc reporter helena wilkinson

• juliette touma, unrwa

• azzam, gaza

• ohad zemet, foreign ministry

• bbc reporter dan johnson

• sgt amichai

• abbas milhem, palestinian farmers’ union 

• diplomat mark lyall grant

• activist jan egeland 

• yoav gallant mk

• mohammed rakah, gaza

• bbc reporter frank gardner

• bbc reporter paul adams

• rishi sunak mp

• bbc reporter alice cuddy

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen

• bbc reporter dan roan

• lucy frazer mp

T: Gaza 13/10/2023

this morning (friday 13th), 6.00-6.16am, 6.32-6.37am, 6.40-6.41am, 6.52-6.57am, 7.00-7.06am, 7.09-7.22am, 7.33-7.44am, 8.00-8.06am, 8.10-8.26am, 8.37-8.44am, and 8.55-8.59am, on bbc radio 4 

today (presented by mishal husain and amol rajan) leads with …

“Israel has told more than one million people to leave Gaza in twenty-four hours.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter tom bateman

• bbc reporter david cornock

• bbc reporter aleem maqbool

• bbc reporter nada tawfik

• bbc reporter james landale

• ben rhodes

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen

• surgeon ghassan abu-sittah 

• mustafa barghouti 

• melanie ward, medical aid for palestinians

• lt col peter lerner, idf spokesman 

• bbc reporter nick beake

• neta portal, kfar aza

• father shimon portal

• grant shapps mp

• rabbi elchonon feldman

• david landau, head of governors, menorah high school for girls

• historian eugene rogan

(see also https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67089114)