The Conflict: Israel-Gaza

Where are the 150 hostages? Lyse Doucet and Tom Bateman debrief on the latest in the Gaza-Israel conflict. Lyse has been reporting from the Israeli border town of Sderot. She speaks to the Mayor about how he wants his country to respond to the Hamas attacks. And Tom reflects on seven years living in Jerusalem and how this latest conflict feels in the context of his time in the region. REPORTERS: - Lyse Doucet, BBC Chief International Correspondent - Tom Bateman, BBC Middle East Correspondent GET IN TOUCH: - Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 - Or Email [email protected] TEAM: This episode was made by Joe Kent with Claire Bowes and Clare Williamson. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.

As Israel prepares for an expected ground offensive, Gaza’s only power station runs out of fuel. Lyse and Jeremey try to make sense of what’s happening on the ground in their usual clear and considered way. BBC chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet has spent the day on the edge of Israel’s closed military zone on its southern border, where Hamas rockets continue to streak above. And international editor Jeremy Bowen has seen how the Israeli military is preparing for an expected ground offensive into Gaza. GET IN TOUCH: - Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 - Email [email protected] TEAM: This episode was made by Claire Bowes, Madeleine Drury and Joe Kent . The studio manager was Philip Bull. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.

Lyse Doucet and Jeremy Bowen are back to take a closer look at what’s happening on the ground. Jeremy has been in Kfar Aza, a small border village where Israeli soldiers told him Hamas had stormed in, burning homes and killing families, including babies in their bedrooms. We also hear BBC reporting inside Gaza, where our correspondent says the bombings were the worst he’d seen in 20 years. REPORTERS: - Lyse Doucet, BBC chief international correspondent - Jeremy Bowen, BBC international editor GET IN TOUCH: - Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 TEAM: This episode was made by Daniel Wittenberg with Hayley Clarke and Claire Bowes. The studio manager was Lewis Allsopp. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.

What’s happening now and what could happen next? Lyse Doucet, the BBC’s chief international correspondent, provides context and clarity on the events in Israel and Gaza. In this first podcast of a new series, she’s joined by international editor Jeremy Bowen, who like Lyse, lived and worked in Jerusalem in the 1990s and has covered all of the conflicts since. They talk about why the latest attacks feel very different to what has been seen before. REPORTERS: • Lyse Doucet, BBC chief international correspondent • Jeremy Bowen, BBC international editor GET IN TOUCH: • Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 TEAM: This episode was made by Daniel Wittenberg with Hayley Clarke and Claire Bowes. The studio manager was Lewis Allsopp. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.