Israel 'cuts Gaza in two', disagreements with the UN & Gaza's hospitals on the brink

A warning this week that this episode contains graphic language that some listeners might find distressing.

In this episode of Battle Lines, Senior Foreign Correspondent Sophia Yan brings us up to date on the major news of the week from the region, Telegraph Global Health Reporter Lilia Sebouai speaks about the devastating plight of Gaza’s hospitals and Middle East Correspondent Nataliya Vasilyeva explains the bad blood between Israel and the UN.

Plus Assistant Comment Editor Francis Dearnley gives a potted history of the now infamous Balfour Declaration.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.

Sophia Yan (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @sophia_yan on Twitter.

Lilia Sebouai (Reporter, Telegraph Global Health team). @liliasebouai on Twitter.

Nataliya Vasilyeva (Middle East Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter.

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.

Read: ‘Bodies scratched, bleeding and full of flies’: Infections plague Gaza’s hospitals, by Lilia Sebouai: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/hospital-infections-gaza-medical-supplies-clean-water/

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