Lyse unpicks what we know about Israel’s ground operation in Gaza with Newsnight’s diplomatic editor Mark Urban, who’s monitoring the military manoeuvres. They also reflect on the rescue of a female soldier in Gaza who was taken hostage by Hamas on 7 October. PRESENTERS: - Lyse Doucet, BBC chief international correspondent - Mark Urban, Newsnight’s diplomatic editor GET IN TOUCH: - Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 - Or Email [email protected] TEAM: This episod...
Oct 30, 2023•28 min
Lyse speaks to Newscast host Paddy O’Connell and special correspondent Fergal Keane as Israel says it has started its ground operation in Gaza. PRESENTERS: - Lyse Doucet, BBC chief international correspondent - Paddy O’Connell, BBC Newscast host - Fergal Keane, BBC special 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 Chris Flynn with Gemma Roper. The studio manager was Mike Regaard. ...
Oct 28, 2023•26 min
Lyse and Frank answer your questions about the Israel-Gaza conflict, with analysis on the responses of Iran, Russia, and the rest of Europe. FEATURING: - Lyse Doucet, BBC chief international correspondent - Frank Gardner, BBC security correspondent - Jackie Leonard, presenter of the BBC’s Global News Podcast 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 Chris Flynn and Anna Murphy in London and Alex L...
Oct 27, 2023•26 min
Lyse speaks to veteran correspondent John Simpson about lessons from the past and about the role of the US and Iran in the current conflict. John reflects on the pressure Israel is under from its allies, how the presence of hostages could impact military decisions and the dangers Israeli troops face going into Gaza. PRESENTERS: - Lyse Doucet, BBC chief international correspondent - John Simpson, BBC world affairs editor GET IN TOUCH: - Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 ...
Oct 26, 2023•28 min
How two 4 year-olds were killed and how social media denied it. Marianna Spring tells Lyse about her investigation into the stories of two young boys, one Israeli, one Palestinian, whose deaths in the opening days of the war became part of ugly false claims on social media. PRESENTERS: - Lyse Doucet, BBC chief international correspondent - Marianna Spring, BBC disinformation correspondent GET IN TOUCH: - Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 - Or Email theconflict@bbc....
Oct 25, 2023•23 min
Lyse speaks to Rushdi Abualouf, the BBC’s reporter in Gaza. He tells us what it’s like trying to get to the truth while keeping his family safe, as well as what living conditions are like as water, food and electricity supplies run increasingly low. And - a released Israeli hostage speaks about her experience in captivity. REPORTERS: - Lyse Doucet, BBC chief international correspondent - Rushdi Abualouf, BBC Gaza reporter GET IN TOUCH: - Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 12...
Oct 24, 2023•28 min
Another two hostages have been released by Hamas, more than two weeks after they were taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz, less than a mile from the Gaza border. Lyse speaks to the BBC’s Anna Foster in northern Israel from her current base in the south of the country to discuss the hostage situation. We hear from the family of a hostage still being held and the anguish felt by his family. Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in Gaza worsens, even though aid is slowly starting to trickle in. REPORTERS: • ...
Oct 23, 2023•28 min
Lyse and Jeremy answer your questions about the Israel-Gaza conflict – including its history, potential solutions and what we know about the first hostages released by Hamas. FEATURING: - Lyse Doucet, BBC Chief International Correspondent - Jeremy Bowen, BBC International Editor - Jackie Leonard, presenter of the BBC’s Global News Podcast 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 Madeleine Drury, ...
Oct 20, 2023•20 min
In collaboration with Newscast, Lyse is joined by Chris Mason and Jeremy Bowen, to discuss the aid trucks waiting to cross into Gaza, and the West’s response to the crisis. Plus Lyse shares what it’s like living through several air raid sirens a day. PRESENTERS: - Lyse Doucet, BBC chief international correspondent - Jeremy Bowen, BBC international editor - Chris Mason, BBC Political Editor GET IN TOUCH: - Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 - Or Email theconflict@bbc...
Oct 19, 2023•22 min
Amid claim and counter claim about the deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza, Lyse Doucet and Jo Floto take a step back, debrief and try to make sense of what’s happening. They assess the mood in the region, reflect on US President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel and discuss how journalists are still able to report in Gaza. HOSTS BBC International Correspondent Lyse Doucet BBC Middle East Bureau Chief Jo Floto GET IN TOUCH -Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 - Email thecon...
Oct 18, 2023•25 min
A huge blast at a hospital in Gaza City is reported to have killed hundreds. Recorded at just before 10pm in Israel, BBC International Correspondent Lyse Doucet and her colleague Anna Foster grapple with the breaking news and the claims and counter claims as protests break out across the region. HOSTS: - Lyse Doucet, BBC chief international correspondent - Anna Foster, BBC Correspondent, Northern Israel GET IN TOUCH: - Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 - Email thec...
Oct 17, 2023•28 min
Why is the border crossing Gaza’s lifeline? Thousands gather near the Gaza-Egypt border desperate to leave, but the frontier remains closed and humanitarian aid shut out. Lyse and Jeremy give us an update from Southern Israel where the situation remains tense. And we hear about the intense diplomatic efforts by the US secretary of state to prevent the situation spreading. PRESENTERS: - Lyse Doucet, BBC chief international correspondent - Jeremy Bowen, BBC international editor GET IN TOUCH: - Sen...
Oct 16, 2023•22 min
Thousands on the move as the new deadline to evacuate Northern Gaza elapses. We get the latest and hear about an expected Israeli ground assault against Hamas, the Palestinian militant group from defence correspondent Jonathan Beale. Lyse takes cover as air raid warnings sound in southern Israel but she continues broadcasting as she co-hosts with Paddy from Newscast. WITH: - Lyse Doucet, BBC Chief International Correspondent - Paddy O Connell, Newscast host GET IN TOUCH: - Send us a message or v...
Oct 14, 2023•17 min
Your questions answered on the Israel-Gaza conflict and on the geography, history and politics of the region. FEATURING: - Lyse Doucet, BBC Chief International Correspondent - Jeremy Bowen, BBC International Editor - Jackie Leonard, presenter of the BBC’s Global News Podcast 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 Clare Williamson, Anna Murphy, Judy Frankl and Joe Kent in London and Alex Lederma...
Oct 13, 2023•21 min
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...
Oct 13, 2023•23 min
As Israel prepares for an expected ground offensive, Gaza’s only power station runs out of fuel. Lyse and Jeremy 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 o...
Oct 12, 2023•23 min
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 GE...
Oct 11, 2023•24 min
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...
Oct 10, 2023•23 min
