The BBC’s Middle East Correspondent Yolande Knell and Gaza Correspondent Rushdi Abualouf spoke to the Global News Podcast about their memories of 7 October 2023.
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Syrian leader addresses UN General Assembly for first time in almost 60 years
Syrian president Ahmed Al-Sharaa became the first representative of Syria to address world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly for almost sixty years.
24 Sep 2025
Middle East
What Israel’s Gaza City takeover plan could mean for Palestinians
Israel has approved a plan to take control of Gaza City, which it says is part of its strategy to end the war.
8 Aug 2025
Middle East
Aerial footage shows Gaza in ruins
The Independent newspaper’s Bel Trew told the BBC what she saw of the territory from above.
7 Aug 2025
Middle East
Two girls shot in Gaza – BBC pieces together what happened and looks at dozens more child shootings
Layan and Mira were killed in proximity to IDF soldiers – the Israeli military says intentional harm to civilians is prohibited and their cases will be examined by the authorities.
1 Aug 2025
Middle East
Relative of hostage responds to declarations of Palestinian statehood
Dalia Cusnir tells the BBC “the only way of securing the future of the region” is to return the hostages and force Hamas to down weapons.
31 Jul 2025
Middle East
BBC presses UK foreign secretary on timing of recognising Palestinian state
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the plan will go ahead unless the Israeli government takes “substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza”.
29 Jul 2025
Middle East
Watch: How did Gaza get to the brink of starvation?
The BBC’s diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams explains how the people of Gaza have reached a point of starvation.
29 Jul 2025
Middle East
Bowen: Plan to recognise Palestinian state a big change for British foreign policy
PM Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes “substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza”.
29 Jul 2025
Middle East
Gazan mother of malnourished baby speaks to BBC
Yasmeen Abu Sultan says her two-month old daughter is suffering from malnutrition and asked that she is taken out of Gaza to undertake medical treatment.
29 Jul 2025
Middle East
PM: UK will recognise Palestinian state unless conditions met
PM: UK will recognise Palestinian state unless conditions met
29 Jul 2025
Middle East
Watch: BBC’s Jeremy Bowen goes onboard a plane dropping aid into Gaza
The BBC’s international editor was on a Jordanian flight as it dropped supplies into Gaza.
28 Jul 2025
Middle East
‘I witnessed war crimes’ in Gaza, former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC
A retired US soldier reveals why he quit working at Israel and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid hubs.
25 Jul 2025
Middle East
‘I’m so tired’: Mother of starving Gazan baby speaks to BBC
Hedaya al-Muta’wi’s 18-month-old son Mohammed suffers from malnutrition due to famine, weighing just 6kg.
25 Jul 2025
Middle East
‘All the people are hungry’: Voices from Gaza on desperate lack of food
All week across the BBC we’ve been hearing from people in Gaza about their lives as food supplies are restricted leading to malnourishment and starvation.
25 Jul 2025
Middle East
Watch: Protesters pack Tel Aviv square to demand Gaza ceasefire
Demonstrators urged Isreal’s leaders to end the war and bring back the hostages.
25 Jul 2025
Middle East
The story behind the photograph of a starving Gaza baby
Photographer Ahmed al-Arini told BBC Newshour he had to catch his breath between each photograph.
24 Jul 2025
Middle East
The Today Debate: What can stop the war in Gaza
BBC Radio 4’s Today programme presenter Nick Robinson discusses what can be done to stop the war in Gaza, with a panel of experts and politicians.
22 Jul 2025
Middle East
Watch: At the final checkpoint before the ‘dangerous’ road to Suweida city
Government forces say it is too dangerous for journalists and aid trucks to enter Suweida city.
21 Jul 2025
Middle East
Watch: BBC reports from severely damaged Syrian defence headquarters
The deadly unrest, along with the violent Israeli strikes, have re-ignited fears of a security breakdown in Syria
17 Jul 2025
Middle East
Watch: How a day of bombing unfolded in Damascus
Israel has intensified its airstrikes on Syria, including near the presidential palace and on the defence ministry headquarters in central Damascus.
16 Jul 2025
Middle East
