The International Committee of the Red Cross has confirmed that Hamas has released two elderly Israeli hostages from Gaza. Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz were kidnapped by Hamas militants two weeks ago, when gunmen attacked Israeli settlements in the south of the country. Gaza's health ministry says more than 5,000 people have been killed since Israel be ... Show More
Oct 10
Ceasefire comes into force as IDF pulls out of parts of Gaza
Palestinians in Gaza returning to their homes following the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas say they've been shocked by the scale of destruction. Also on the programme, The Venezuelan opposition leader and democracy activist, María Corina Machado, has been awarded this year's ... Show More
45m 55s
Dec 2023
Humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza as Israel-Hamas fighting continues
The United Nations’ top humanitarian relief coordinator says the situation in Gaza keeps getting “more apocalyptic” and “people are being ordered to move again, with little to survive on, forced to make one impossible choice after another.” According to a UN agency, more than 80% ... Show More
43m 50s
Feb 2024
How do Israelis and Palestinians in South Africa view the war in Gaza?
In today's episode, Alan Kasujja sits down with Michayla Moss who is American-Israeli and Iyad Abu Kalusa, a Palestinian from Gaza. Both of them currently live in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conflict started on the 7th of October 2023, when Palestinian group Hamas and other a ... Show More
20m 44s
Oct 2023
What to know right now about the deadliest Israel-Palestine conflict since 1970s
Israel struck more than 500 targets in Gaza overnight after Hamas killed hundreds in Israel over the weekend. More than 1,000 people have died, making it the deadliest conflict in the region since the Yom Kippur War of 1973. NPR's Aya Batrawy joins us. And, Johns Hopkins Middle E ... Show More
24m 37s