PM/6ocn/N: Gaza 8/6/2024

this evening (saturday 8th), 5.01-5.03pm, 5.05-5.14pm, 6.00-6.05pm, and 10.00-10.04pm, on bbc radio 4 

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

“Israel rescues four hostages.”

“Israel says that its military has been added to a UN list of

entities committing violations against children.”

including contributions from …

• yoav gallant mk

• rear adm daniel hagari, idf spokesperson  

• bbc reporter jon donnison

• itay raviv, nephew of kidnapped abraham munder 78 and released kidnapped ruti munder 78, and cousin of released kidnapped keren munder 54 and her only son ohad munder-zichri 8, from nir oz

• bbc reporter hugo bachega

(see also https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-rescues-4-hostages-alive-in-stunning-operation-in-central-gaza/)

W@1/PM/6ocn: Gaza/ICC 20/5/2024

this afternoon (monday 20th), 1.03-1.04pm, 1.34-1.43pm, 5.03-5.04pm, 5.06-5.12pm, 5.46-5.52pm, and 6.13-6.16pm, on bbc radio 4 

world at one (presented by edward stourton), pm (presented by evan davis), and six o’clock news, include …

“The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has applied for arrest warrants for Israel’s prime Benjamin Netanyahu, and for the leader of Hamas, for alleged war crimes in Gaza.

Karim Khan said he was also seeking warrants for Israel’s defence minister Yoav Gallant, and two other senior Hamas leaders.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter anna holligan

• karim khan, icc prosecutor

• international prosecutor geoffrey nice kc

• eylon levy, israeli government spokesman

• bbc reporter paul adams 

Nh/Twt: Gaza 15/5/2024

this afternoon (wednesday 15th), 2.06-2.14pm on bbc world service radio, and 10.02-10.04pm on bbc radio 4 

newshour (presented by julian marshall) and the world tonight (presented by james coomarasamy) include …

“Has Israel’s offensive in Rafah started?

There have been airstrikes and fighting in the eastern outskirts of the city for several days.

On Tuesday, Israeli tanks were reported to have moved deeper into residential areas, closer to the centre.

Several hundred thousand people who were sheltering in Rafah are believed to have already packed up and moved to what the Israeli military has designated a ‘safe zone’ called Al-Mawasi.”

“Israel’s defence minister Yoav Gallant has publicly criticised his government’s failure to agree a post-war plan for Gaza.”

including contributions from …

• alhasan swairjo, oxfam

• journalist emanuel fabian

• bbc reporter paul adams

IR: Gaza/Iran 18/4/2024

yesterday (thursday 18th), 24 minutes, on bbc news tv

iran & israel: will there be a war? (in the incident room series) (presented by caroline hawley)

including contributions from …

• yoav gallant mk

• analyst nomi bar-yaacov

• analyst karin von hippel, rusi

• analyst ali ansari

• diplomat danny ayalon

• diplomat peter ricketts

• rear adm daniel hagari, idf spokesperson  

• rishi sunak mp

• diplomat robert wood

• rear adm john kirby, white house spokesman

Nh/OS: Gaza 12/4/2024

this afternoon (friday 12th), 2.36-2.49pm, 4.06-4.07pm,4.30pm, 4.06-4.07pm, and 5.18-5.24pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by james menendez) includes, and bbc os (presented by luke jones) leads with, …

“US officials have warned that Iran could launch a major attack on Israel as soon as today.”

including contributions from …

• sabrina singh, deputy pentagon press secretary

• bbc reporter james landale

• analyst janina dill

• graeme groom, medical aid for palestinians

• victoria rose, medical aid for palestinians

• gen charles q brown, chairman, us joint chiefs of staff

• yoav gallant mk

• poet batool abu akleen 18, gaza

• bbc persian reporter parham ghobadi

We: Gaza 30/3/2024

this morning (saturday 30th), 6.15-6.20am, 6.30am, 6.35-6.44am, 7.33-7.43am, and 8.06-8.19am, on bbc world service radio  

weekend (presented by paul henley) includes …

“A former US ambassador to Israel says that the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s behaviour this week had been confounding – and insulting – to the American president.”

including contributions from …

• yoav gallant mk

• analyst nadim khoury

• former diplomat daniel kurtzer

• journalist michela wrong

• activist annelle sheline

• analyst han dorussen 

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• usama al qatri, gaza

• activist tanya haj-hassan

• nir barkat mk

• activist chris lockyear

OS/Nh: Gaza/Syria 29/3/2024

yesterday evening (friday 29th), 5.16-5.19pm, 5.30pm, 9.20-9.24pm, and 9.31pm, on bbc world service radio 

bbc os (presented by james reynolds) and newshour (presented by juiian marshall) include …

“Israel’s defence minister says his country will pursue Hezbollah wherever the militant group operates, after an attack on Syria.”

including contributions from …

• mariam shehada, gaza

• baker khayed al-jarmi, gaza

• yoav gallant mk

• analyst amal saad

W@1/PM/TwT: Gaza 2/2/2024

yesterday afternoon (friday 2nd), 1.26-1.34pm, 5.04-5.05pm, 5.32-5.33pm, 10.01-10.03pm, and 10.08-10.26pm, on bbc radio 4 

world at one (presented by jonny dymond), pm (presented by anita anand), and the world tonight (presented by shaun ley), include …

“The United States has begun airstrikes in Iraq and Syria.”

including contributions from …

• activist helen clark

• bbc reporter tom bateman

• bbc reporter gary odonoghue

• jens laerke, unocha

• bbc reporter hugo bachega

• journalist shashank joshi

• yoav gallant mk

• journalist ghader ouda

• activist iman jodeh 

Nh/OS: Gaza 2/2/2024

yesterday afternoon (friday 2nd), 2.45-2.49pm, 4.12-4.18pm, 4.32-4.49pm (repeated 5.33pm), 5.06-5.16pm, 9.06-9.19pm, 9.43-9.49pm, and 9.55-9.59pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by krupa padhy and julian marshall) and bbc os (presented by james reynolds) include …

“More than eight hundred of those officials in the United States and Europe have releaed a public letter criticising their government’s policies on Israel and the war in Gaza.

They say Israel has shown no boundaries in its miltary operation, resulting in tens of thousands of civilian deaths, and that western nations may be complicit in grave violations of international law.

We hear from a Palestinian family who fled Gaza and are trying to build a new life in Istanbul.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter tom bateman

• izzeldin, gaza, from turkey

• yoav gallant mk

• jens laerke, unocha

• analyst simon hankinson 

• analyst robert ford

(see also https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68177357)

W@1/PM/6ocn/Twt: Gaza 26/12/2023

this afternoon (tuesday 26th), 1.02-1.03pm, 1.27-1.32pm, 5.35-5.47pm,  6.00-6.02pm, 10.01-10.03pm, and 10.07-10.18pm, on bbc radio 4 

world at one (presented by jonny dymond) pm (presented by evan davis), six o’clock news, and the world tonight (presented by james coomarasamy), include …

“Israeli army says it is making progress in northern Gaza.

But the head of the Israeli forces warned the war will go on for months.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter shaimaa khalil

• yoav gallant mk

• former ambassador mark regev 

• palestinian activist nour odeh 

• bbc reporter electra naismith

• journalist wladimir van wilgenburg

• us diplomat gina abercrombie-winstanley 

(see also https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-wide-scale-airstrikes-on-hezbollah-as-rockets-from-lebanon-strike-north/)