Nh: Gaza 6/4/2024

yesterday afternoon (saturday 6th), 1.06-1.18pm (repeated 9.06pm), and 1.36-1.48pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by paul henley) leads with …

“Israeli army recovers body of hostage from Khan Yunis in Gaza.

It accused the Islamic Jihad group of murdering the man, who’s been identified as Elad Katzir.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter lyse doucet

• survivor hila fenlon, netiv haasara

• yosi shnaider, cousin of kidnapped silverman family of six, nephew of murdered margit shnaider silberman and josé luis (yossi) silberman, nir oz

• ayman safadi, foreign minister, jordan

T: Gaza 6/4/2024

this morning (saturday 6th), 7.02-7.05am, 7.11-7.22am, 7.25-7.28am, 7.36-7.46am, 8.01-8.05am, 8.10-8.32am, 8.37-8.38am, 8.44-8.50am, and 8.54-9.00am, on bbc radio 4 

today (presented by lyse doucet and martha kearney) leads with …

“Close to 40 US Democrats call for Israeli weapons freeze.

Israeli weapons transfers ‘unjustifiable’, almost 40 Democrats say.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter peter bowes

• bbc reporter ian watson

• security adviser ophir falk 

• bbc reporter charlotte wright

• analyst dalal iriqat, daughter of negotiator saeb erekat

• may pundak, land for all, daughter of negotiator ron pundak

• bbc reporter sebastian usher

• yosi shnaider, cousin of kidnapped silverman family of six, nephew of murdered margit shnaider silberman and  josé luis (yossi) silberman, nir oz

• survivor hila fenlon, netiv haasara

• ayman safadi, foreign minister, jordan

• bbc gaza reporter rushdi abualouf 

• imana hashali journalist and translator

• activist fidaa alaraj, oxfam

• gershon baskin

• samer sinijlawi, jerusalem development fund

Nh: Gaza 14/1/2024

this afternoon (sunday 14th), 2.36-2.44pm, 9.06-9.19pm, and 9.20-9.29pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by james menendez and rebecca kesby) includes …

“On the hundredth day of the war with Israel and Hamas, we talk to one woman with relatives still held hostage in Gaza.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter wyre davies

• yosi shnaider, cousin of kidnapped silverman family of six, nephew of murdered margit shnaider silberman and  josé luis (yossi) silberman, nir oz

• faten abu shahada, kidney dialysist

• maayan siegel-koren

• eylon keshet, cousin of yarden bibas, kidnapped with wife shiri and children ariel bibas 4 and kfir bibas 9 months

• nick maynard, medical aid for palestinians 

We: Gaza 14/1/2024

this morning (sunday 14th), 6.16-6.20am, 6.45-6.51am, and 7.36-7.44am, on bbc world service radio 

weekend (presented by julian worricker) includes …

“Relatives of some of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have been taking part in a twenty-four hour rally in Tel Aviv, to mark the one-hundredth day of their captivity.”

including contributions from …

• analyst hisham al-omeisy

• bbc reporter wyre davies

• yosi shnaider, cousin of kidnapped silverman family of six, nephew of murdered margit shnaider silberman and  josé luis (yossi) silberman, nir oz

• faten abu shahada, kidney dialysis

• journalist gideon levy

• journalist paula erizanu

• analyst dimitar bechev

• analyst farea al-muslimi

(see also https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67972962)

OS: Gaza 29/11/2023

this afternoon (wednesday 29th), 4.06-4.20pm, 4.32-4.50pm (repeated 5.32pm), and 5.06-5.18pm, on bbc world service radio 

bbc os (presented by james reynolds) leads with …

“Hamas says youngest hostage has been killed.

Israeli forces raid Jenin in West Bank.”

including contributions from …

• yosi shnaider, cousin of kidnapped silverman family of six, nephew of murdered margit shnaider silberman and  josé luis (yossi) silberman, nir oz

• mohammed nazzal, from megiddo prison

• bbc reporter frank gardner 

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

• adam ma’anit, cousin of kidnapped tsachi idan and murdered maayan idan 18

• joel greenberg, bbc monitoring 

• bbc reporter reta al-mawi 

Nn: Gaza 28/11/2023

yesterday evening (tuesday 28th), 10.30-10.52pm, on bbc 2 tv 

newsnight (presented by kirsty wark with joe inwood) includes …

“What are Hamas and the IDF doing while the fighting is on hold?

With the truce still in operation, is there the diplomatic will to extend it?”

including contributions from …

• analyst hugh lovatt 

• apartheid and minorities activist hisham hellyer 

• col miri eisin 

• former deputy envoy mara rudman  

• analyst nomi bar-yaacov

• yosi shnaider, cousin of kidnapped silverman family of six, nephew of murdered margit shnaider silberman and  josé luis (yossi) silberman, nir oz

Nh: Gaza 22/11/2023

this evening (wednesday 22nd), 9.06-9.15pm and 9.36-9.43pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by julian marshall) leads with …

“Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal to release 50 hostages being held in Gaza during a four-day pause in fighting.”

including contributions from …

• eylon levy, israeli government spokesman

• nawaf al-thani, former qatari military attache to us

• juliette touma, unrwa

• bbc reporter tom bateman

• iman al-barghouti, sister-in-law of detainee hanan al-barghouti 59

• sasha ariev, sister of kindapped soldier karina ariev 19

• yosi shnaider, cousin of kidnapped silverman family of six, nephew of murdered margit shnaider silberman and  josé luis (yossi) silberman, nir oz

• activist lindiwe sisulu

Nh: Gaza 22/11/2023

this afternoon (wednesday 22nd), 2.06-2.18pm, 2.36-2.49pm, and 2.51-2.55pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by james menendez) leads with …

“Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal to release 50 hostages being held in Gaza during a four-day pause in fighting.

Hamas says 150 Palestinian women and teenagers will be released from Israeli jails under the deal.”

including contributions from …

• eylon levy, israeli government spokesman

• activist tamara alrifai, unrwa 

• bbc reporter tom bateman

• yosi shnaider, cousin of kidnapped silverman family of six, nephew of murdered margit shnaider silberman and  josé luis (yossi) silberman, nir oz

• nawaf al-thani, former qatari military attache to us

• analyst eitan shamir

• activist lindiwe sisulu

T: Gaza 22/11/2023

this morning (wednesday 22nd), 6.01-6.02am, 6.08-6.11am, 6.34-6.37am, 7.00-7.02am, 7.09-7.18am, 7.40-7.41am, 8.00-8.02am, 8.09-8.22am, and 8.37-8.45am, on bbc radio 4 

today (presented by martha kearney) leads with  …

“Hamas will release 50 hostages during a four-day pause in fighting, with more possible.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter yolande knell 

• bbc reporter barbara plett usher

• bbc reporter frank gardner 

• yosi shnaider, cousin of kidnapped silverman family of six, nephew of murdered margit shnaider silberman and  josé luis (yossi) silberman, nir oz

• ruby chen, father of kidnapped soldier itay chen 

• eylon levy, israeli government spokesman

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen 

• thomas white, unrwa

• mustafa barghouti 

T: Gaza 10/10/2023

this morning (tuesday 10th), 6.00-6.04am, 6.09-6.15am, 6.32-6.38am, 6.41-6.43am, 6.46-6.52am, 7.00-7.05am, 7.09-7.19am, 7.31-7.43am, 8.00-8.03am, 8.10-8.27am, 8.33-8.34am, 8.42-8.49am, and 8.53-8.59am, on bbc radio 4 

today (presented by martha kearney) leads with …

“Gaza has been rocked by explosions overnight after Israel vowed to deprive the Palestinian territory of electricity food and water, in response to Saturday’s deadly Hamas attack.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter jon donnison

• rishi sunak mp

• bbc reporter anna foster

• bbc reporter dan johnson

• reserve army medic moran noonberg 

• blood donor tamara morsa eisenberg

• bbc reporter barbara plett usher

• bbc reporter aleem maqbool

• adnan abu hasna, unrwa

• najla shawa, oxfam, gaza 

• bbc reporter lyse doucet

• yosi shnaider, cousin of kidnapped silverman family of six, nephew of murdered margit shnaider silberman and  josé luis (yossi) silberman, nir oz

• bbc gaza reporter rushdi abualouf 

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen 

• james cleverly mp

• mustafa barghouti 

• negotiator yossi beilin