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John Simpson
‘Death risk’ fear for Palestine Action hunger strike activists

Sun 7 Dec 2025

‘Death risk’ fear for Palestine Action hunger strike activists
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon

36 mins • S1, E292

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon
Gaza is trapped in limbo

9 mins • S1, E1242

Gaza is trapped in limbo
Tom Fletcher
Darfur diary: the road to El Fasher

Tue 25 Nov 2025

Darfur diary: the road to El Fasher
Steve Bloomfield
David Beasley treads a risky path through the new humanitarian hellscape

Sun 16 Nov 2025

David Beasley treads a risky path through the new humanitarian hellscape
Ruth Michaelson
In the mass grave of Gaza, families dig for their loved ones beneath the rubble

Sat 8 Nov 2025

In the mass grave of Gaza, families dig for their loved ones beneath the rubble
Oliver Marsden
The Israelis waiting to settle in Gaza

Thu 6 Nov 2025

The Israelis waiting to settle in Gaza
James Tapper
Palestine Action leader to challenge Home Office ban

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Palestine Action leader to challenge Home Office ban
Tom Fletcher
A diary of five sleepless days, from Sharm el-Sheikh to Gaza

Sun 19 Oct 2025

A diary of five sleepless days, from Sharm el-Sheikh to Gaza
Giles Whittell
Freed Palestinians given five-star treatment

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Freed Palestinians given five-star treatment
Kenan Malik
Without a two-state solution, what hope is there?

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Without a two-state solution, what hope is there?
Peter Hain
What Gaza and Israel can learn from Northern Ireland

Sat 18 Oct 2025

What Gaza and Israel can learn from Northern Ireland
Ruth Michaelson
Netanyahu to escape a reckoning for 7 October failures

Sat 18 Oct 2025

Netanyahu to escape a reckoning for 7 October failures
Isabel Coles
Hamas reasserts its power in Gaza

Wed 15 Oct 2025

Hamas reasserts its power in Gaza
Oliver Marsden
Tears, relief, fresh bruises – Palestinian prisoners return

Tue 14 Oct 2025

Tears, relief, fresh bruises – Palestinian prisoners return
Dahlia Scheindlin
‘We’re not going back to 6 October’

Mon 13 Oct 2025

‘We’re not going back to 6 October’
Ruth Michaelson
As living hostages return, a long wait begins for the dead

Mon 13 Oct 2025

As living hostages return, a long wait begins for the dead
The return of the hostages

26 mins • S1, E277

The return of the hostages
Jonathan Wittenberg
‘Our grief can become anger – or it can deepen our humanity’

Mon 13 Oct 2025

‘Our grief can become anger – or it can deepen our humanity’
Stephen Armstrong
A widow’s plea for the return of her husband’s body

Sun 12 Oct 2025

A widow’s plea for the return of her husband’s body
Avraham Burg
The showman, the reconciler and the cynic: this trinity must succeed

Sun 12 Oct 2025

The showman, the reconciler and the cynic: this trinity must succeed
Steve Bloomfield
The burden of hope

Sun 12 Oct 2025

The burden of hope
Aseel Mousa
What it takes to rebuild war-torn lives

Sun 12 Oct 2025

What it takes to rebuild war-torn lives
In pictures: 7 October 2023 to 12 October 2025

Sun 12 Oct 2025

In pictures: 7 October 2023 to 12 October 2025
Oliver Marsden
A brother weeps as he hears his siblings will be freed

Sun 12 Oct 2025

A brother weeps as he hears his siblings will be freed
Selma Dabbagh
This brutal narrative must now change

Sun 12 Oct 2025

This brutal narrative must now change
The Observer leader
The ceasefire must become a lasting peace

Sun 12 Oct 2025

The ceasefire must become a lasting peace
James Rubin
I worked on a Gaza peace plan with Blair

Sat 11 Oct 2025

I worked on a Gaza peace plan with Blair
Fred Harter
The Gaza ceasefire is an important first step towards lasting peace

Fri 10 Oct 2025

The Gaza ceasefire is an important first step towards lasting peace
Daniella Peled
I want the hostages home – but what comes next?

Fri 10 Oct 2025

I want the hostages home – but what comes next?
Dalia Hatuqa
The Palestinian fight for liberation is not over

Fri 10 Oct 2025

The Palestinian fight for liberation is not over
Ruth Michaelson
Hope for Gaza at last, but deep-rooted challenges remain

Thu 9 Oct 2025

Hope for Gaza at last, but deep-rooted challenges remain
Etgar Keret
There seems to be no end to this murderous routine

Tue 7 Oct 2025

There seems to be no end to this murderous routine
Selma Dabbagh
Opposing genocide requires crossing a Rubicon of fear

Tue 7 Oct 2025

Opposing genocide requires crossing a Rubicon of fear
Avraham Burg
The day that never ended

Tue 7 Oct 2025

The day that never ended
Ruth Michaelson
‘We were forced to run, losing our will to live’: escape from Gaza City

Sun 28 Sept 2025

‘We were forced to run, losing our will to live’: escape from Gaza City
Chloe Hadjimatheou
Is Marwan Barghouti Palestine’s next leader?

Mon 22 Sept 2025

Is Marwan Barghouti Palestine’s next leader?
Israel launches Gaza City offensive

7 mins • S1, E1192

Israel launches Gaza City offensive
Ruth Michaelson
Israeli airstrikes rattle Qatar’s image as the region’s peace broker

Mon 15 Sept 2025

Israeli airstrikes rattle Qatar’s image as the region’s peace broker

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