There’s hope in Israel as more hostages are expected to be released as part of an extended truce between Hamas and Israel. But the horrors of October 7 are still being uncovered with Israeli police and a civil commission compiling evidence of rape and sexual assault against women by Hamas. Some say those harrowing stories have been ignored by international communities. This includes Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, Israeli legal scholar, who feels "completely betrayed" by women's rights organizations. She...
Nov 28, 2023•58 min
A truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is extended by two days, Qatar announced today. The pause in fighting gives some relief to a besieged Gaza, and more time to work out deals to swap Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. Over the weekend, four-year-old American Israeli Abigail Edan was released, but not into the arms of her parents. They were killed in front of her on October 7th when Hamas stormed their kibbutz. Also released was 9-year-old Emily Hand, an extremely emotional moment ...
Nov 27, 2023•59 min
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Nov 23, 2023•2 min
If the hostage deal between Israel and Hamas all goes according to plan, at least 50 hostages held by Hamas will be released in exchange for some 150 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, and there will be a four-day pause in the fighting. But both sides are clear: This is not a ceasefire, and once the pause is over, the fighting continues. Gershon Baskin, a veteran hostage negotiator who played a prominent role in the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in 2011, joins the show from Jerusa...
Nov 22, 2023•59 min
The number of civilians killed in Gaza is continuing to rise on an "unparalleled and unprecedented" scale, according to the UN Secretary General. Israel’s siege on Gaza means basic necessities like food, water, medicine and fuel are close to running out completely. To discuss the situation, UN Relief Chief Martin Griffiths joins Christiane from UN HQ in Geneva. Also on today's show: Documentary filmmaker Daniel Lombroso & Holocaust survivor Nina Gottlieb; Grammy-winning artist Jon Batiste &a...
Nov 21, 2023•59 min
The WHO has described Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital as a "death zone" after a fact-finding mission. The head of the organization has also condemned the attack on the Indonesian hospital in Gaza which killed 12 people, including patients. Israel says it was responding to fire from within that hospital, and it’s increasingly under international pressure to produce concrete evidence that Hamas uses the Al-Shifa hospital as a major command center, something Hamas officials deny. Former Prime Minister of ...
Nov 20, 2023•59 min
While the eyes of the world are trained on Israel and Gaza, there's fear among Ukraine and its allies that the fight against Russia is slipping down the global agenda. Watching all this closely is Russia’s neighbor Estonia. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, dubbed the iron lady of Europe, met US House Speaker Johnson in Washington, DC this week. Upon her return, she spoke to Christiane from the Estonian capital of Tallinn. Also on today's show: Susan Glasser, Staff Writer, The New Yorker; Ste...
Nov 17, 2023•59 min
Israeli Defense Forces remain inside Gaza’s main Al-Shifa Hospital, which they claim was a Hamas command center. The IDF has yet to release conclusive proof; they say they will reveal more in the coming days, amid mounting pressure to justify the raid. Correspondent Nic Robertson has a closer look at the Israeli operation underway inside Al-Shifa Hospital... and what has and has not been found. Also on today's show: former French President Francois Hollande; physician and peace activist Dr. Izze...
Nov 16, 2023•59 min
After weeks of fierce fighting, Hamas says Israel has gained control of Gaza’s main hospital, where thousands of civilians have been sheltering. Many of Al-Shifa's wards are damaged and deserted, and doctors say the hospital's main building has effectively ceased functioning. Israel claims to be conducting a "targeted operation" against a Hamas command center underneath the hospital, but medical officials and Hamas have both consistently denied this. Correspondent Nada Bashir reports on the situ...
Nov 15, 2023•59 min
From Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, families of hostages today began a five-day march to pressure their government to bring home their loved ones. President Biden said he believes a deal on freeing hostages is going to happen soon. But at the White House and around the world, prosecution of the war is creating huge anxiety, in the face of constant Israeli bombardment around homes and hospitals and the ever-mounting civilian death toll in Gaza. To discuss all this, Christiane speaks with PM Benjamin Neta...
Nov 14, 2023•59 min
No milk for babies, no food for patients, and no fuel for lights or incubators. Gaza’s health system is crumbling under the weight of war, as Israel says it's going deeper into the territory. Battles rage around the two main hospitals, with the director of the largest one, Al-Shifa, saying the situation is “catastrophic” and that all essential units have collapsed. Israel alleges that Hamas command centers are housed beneath it, which Hamas and the doctors in the hospital deny. Nada Bashir repor...
Nov 13, 2023•59 min
That's how the UN Secretary-General has described the situation in Gaza. As tens of thousands of people flee south, the IDF allowed another evacuation corridor for six hours and agreed to continue daily pauses in areas of northern Gaza, according to the White House. Correspondents Jomana Karadsheh and Nada Bashir report on the increasing humanitarian crisis. Also on today's show: Sasha Dovzhyk, Editor, London Ukrainian Review; Susanne Nossel, CEO, PEN America; Katalin Kariko, Winner, 2023 Nobel ...
Nov 10, 2023•59 min
Israeli, US and Qatari intelligence chiefs met in Doha today for hostage negotiations. Over 200 hostages were taken by Hamas and other groups are still not freed. Some of what we do know about their conditions comes mostly from one woman: Yocheved Lifschitz. At 85, on October 7, she was grabbed in her nightgown and taken by Hamas into Gaza. She is one of only four people to be released so far. Her daughter Sharone was by her side at a Tel Aviv Hospital, as Yocheved explained the spiders web of t...
Nov 09, 2023•59 min
As Israel says its troops have entered Gaza City, the humanitarian crisis is stark. Bakeries in North Gaza are closed, according to the UN, and hospitals are nearly out of fuel, says the Palestinian Red Crescent. The UN Secretary-General today called for an unconditional release of all the hostages, but also pleaded for Palestinians to be seen as separate from Hamas. The IDF gave remaining Gaza City residents five hours to evacuate south, but as Salma Abdelaziz reports, the destruction caused by...
Nov 08, 2023•59 min
One month ago today, on the morning of October 7, Hamas launched its surprise attack on Israel. The government says 1,400 were killed, mostly civilians. Last night the faces of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas were projected on the outer wall of Jerusalem. To this day, 240 people remain in captivity. 85-year-old Yocheved Lifschitz is one of just four hostages released so far, but her husband Oded is still being held. Their daughter, Sharone Lifschitz, joins Christiane in London. Also on today's s...
Nov 07, 2023•59 min
Israel is coming under mounting pressure as the death toll in Gaza passes 10,000, nearly half of them children, according to the Hamas-run health officials there. But Israeli officials are rejecting any pause, much less a ceasefire, saying it only stands to benefit Hamas after the slaughter of 13 hundred mostly civilians four weeks ago. How is this all being received in the Arab World? Christiane asks Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi. Also on today's show: Former IDF Soldier Benzi Sanders;...
Nov 06, 2023•59 min
First: The Hezbollah chief says a wider war is realistic. A Middle East expert and former Knesset member joins the show to discuss these looming fears. Next: We explore the debate about natural abilities and gender in sport with Olympic medalist Caster Semenya. Then: How did Nancy Pelosi's family became a target after January 6th? Christiane speaks to the former House Speaker's daughter, filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi, about her new documentary. Plus: Antisemitism in America. Learn more about your a...
Nov 03, 2023•59 min
With millions trapped inside Gaza, under siege and under fire, the humanitarian situation spirals towards catastrophe. And the UN reports women and children make up the majority of fatalities. Philippe Lazzarini is commissioner general of UNRWA, the United Nations agency providing relief for Palestinian refugees. He spoke to Christiane in his first interview since visiting Gaza this week and called for a humanitarian ceasefire, saying the scale of the tragedy is unprecedented. Also on today's sh...
Nov 02, 2023•1 hr 1 min
First: Hundreds of Palestinians and dual nationals are leaving Gaza as the Rafah crossing opens slightly. This, as the Jabalia refugee camp is rocked by a second blast. Christiane speaks to former state department official Tom Warrick about the lessons of postwar Iraq. Plus: Azerbaijan took over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh last month. Why is the chairman of the drug company Moderna sounding the alarm? And: Democracy will be on the ballot in 2024, says former congressman Adam Kinzinger, who t...
Nov 01, 2023•59 min
First: A massive blast rocks the refugee camp in northern Gaza. The IDF confirms it is responsible. Christiane speaks with former Palestinian peace negotiator Hanan Ashrawi. Then: Amid the agony for the families of hostages kidnapped by Hamas, Christiane asks one distraught mother about meeting Prime Minister Netanyahu. Also on today's show: Ukraine's chief diplomatic adviser to President Zelensky; The Economist's diplomatic editor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...
Oct 31, 2023•59 min
First: Amid desperation in Gaza under fierce Israeli bombardment, we hear from a from a top Red Cross official there. Next: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert discusses what Netanyahu warns will be a "long and diffcult battle." Plus: Israeli historian and journalist Gershom Gorenberg; Capitol Hill policeman Harry Dunn. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is “expanding ground operations” in the Gaza Strip, an IDF spokesperson announced during today's show. The announcement came after a series of intense airstrikes on the besieged enclave earlier Friday night. Multiple CNN reporters in the region, including Nic Robertson and Jake Tapper, provide live coverage during this episode of Amanpour. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...
Oct 27, 2023•56 min
As desperation for humanitarian relief grows inside Gaza, the possibility of an Israeli ground incursion looms. According to the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health inside Gaza, more than 6,000 people have died in the ongoing siege of Gaza. Aaron David Miller was a Middle East negotiator for several US administrations and is now a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment. He talks to Christiane about divisions in American halls of power when it comes to Israel’s war on Hamas. Also on today's show...
Oct 26, 2023•1 hr
Before the catastrophe and threat of wider war in the Middle East, the United States was throwing its strategic weight at its China problem. Today in Beijing, California Governor Gavin Newsom met with President Xi Jinping, who said he hopes Newsom's visit will pave the way for more cooperation between China and the United States. Also on today's show: historian Tareq Baconi; relationship therapist Esther Perel To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn mor...
Oct 25, 2023•59 min
As Israel continues bombing Gaza, bringing its health care system to the brink of collapse, Jordan's Queen speaks with Christiane Amanpour about the humanitarian catastrophe and the plight of Palestinians. Plus, seasoned hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin, who played a prominent role in the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit from Hamas’ captivity in 2011, joins to discuss being in touch with both Hamas and the Israeli Government in an unofficial capacity in current negotiations. And, Senior ...
Oct 24, 2023•59 min
Israel is mounting limited ground raids into Gaza to prepare for what it calls “the coming stages of the war” and to search for hostages. It’s also ramping up its aerial assault, launching more than 300 attacks on what defense forces claim are military targets belonging to Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Meanwhile, the civilian toll grows dramatically: more than 400 Palestinians, nearly half of them children, were killed in overnight strikes, according to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry. Ilan...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr
The UN warns the conditions on the ground in Gaza are "increasingly dire," with food, water and medicine all running critically low. Right now, trucks carrying vital aid are unable to get to those who desperately need it. The Egyptian Food Bank is one of the organizations eager to cross. Their CEO Mohsen Sarhan joins the show from the border. Also on today's show: Benoit Carpentier, spokesperson for International Federation of the Red Cross; Robin Wright, contributing write for the New Yorker an...
Oct 20, 2023•58 min
First: President Biden warned Israel not to make the same mistakes the US did after 9/11. But will Netanyahu listen? Christiane puts that crucial question to former IDF counterterror expert Miri Eisen. Then: In 2009 a phone call shocked Israel to its core. A doctor in Gaza suffers unbearable loss. A journalist in Israel broadcast his grief to the nation. Now we hear from them again. Plus: As Joe Biden reckons with disastrous and mistakes in Afghanistan, International Correspondent Anna Coren doc...
Oct 19, 2023•59 min
As Joe Biden arrived in Israel today, anger boiled over across the region after a Gaza hospital was hit last night. Israel and the United States say it was a failed rocket launch by Palestinian militants, but Palestinian officials immediately blamed Israel, prompting street protests from Lebanon to Tunisia and Arab leaders to cancel face-to-face meetings with Biden. Martin Griffiths is Emergency Relief Coordinator for the United Nations and joins Christiane from Cairo, where he has been meeting ...
Oct 18, 2023•59 min
President Joe Biden is heading to Israel tonight in a show of solidarity since 1,400 people were slaughtered, and ahead of a major Israeli offensive. The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was there today. Leaders will also insist that international law is observed, and innocent Palestinian life is protected. At least 3,000 people have been killed in Gaza since airstrikes began. Immediate concerns center on trying to get life's basic necessities to the people who are currently under Israeli siege. Ch...
Oct 17, 2023•59 min
