Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed by Isra...

We hear about the Dad Letter Project which was set up by a father and daughter in the US to send handwritten notes of love and support to people all over the world. Rosie wants to share her treasured experience of receiving letters from her dad Buz when she was growing up. They'v ... Show More

United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, says the famine in Gaza City is a 'failure of humanity' after a UN-backed body raised its food insecurity status in parts of the territory to the most severe. Also: FBI agents search the office and home of President Trump's form ... Show More

A UN-backed body has confirmed a famine in Gaza City after twenty-two months of conflict and warned it could spread to other parts of the territory by the end of September. The UN says it's been caused by Israel's systematic obstruction of aid deliveries. Israel has denied there ... Show More

As today's show begins we've just learned that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the October 7, 2023 terror attack against Israel, was killed in Gaza Thursday, according to a radio station run by Israel. Sinwar is believed responsible for the slaughter of more than ... Show More

Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, said that the war in Gaza would go on after Israeli forces killed Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’s leader. 

In the second of three conversations about the crisis in the Middle East, recorded shortly before the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was reported, Yezid Sayigh talks to Adam Shatz about why he sees Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October as an inflection point both for the Pale ... Show More

Ceremonies are being held across Australia to mark the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack; One year on. You'll hear from the mother of an Israeli hostage being held in Gaza. 

Ceremonies are being held across Australia to mark the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack; One year on. You'll hear from the mother of an Israeli hostage being held in Gaza. 

Hamas says Israel killed its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in an airstrike on Iran’s capital, putting the Middle East even further on edge. Bloomberg's Nathan Hager and Joumanna Bercetche break down the details.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

The assassination of the Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar in Gaza, the architect of the October 7 attack, might have been an opportunity for a ceasefire. Instead, Israeli airstrikes have intensified in the north and there is no sign Hamas will agree to the return of hostages. Today, in ... Show More

Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, warned that the country’s army would “return to intense fighting” in Gaza unless Hamas released hostages by midday on Saturday.