Over 71,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel since the war began on Oct 7 2023, in what a UN inquiry has described as a “genocide”. When a US-brokered ceasefire was declared in October last year, the world's attention moved on to the next crisis. Since then at least 463 Palestinians had been killed by Israel as of Jan 21 this year, of whom 100 were children, according to the UN Relief and Works Agency.
Anywhere where else in the world, this would be an active conflict. In Palestine, this is what a ceasefire looks like.
In this episode, we speak to Jamil Sawalmeh, the Director of ActionAid Palestine on the situation on the ground in Gaza.
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Credits:
Presented by Aman Sethi
Audio engineering by James Battershill
Theme song ‘Odyssey’ performed by Edward Abela
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:41 What is the situation on the ground like Gaza?
07:04 The 'Yellow Line'
10:40 A lack of fresh water
14:00 The great displacement
14:53 Returning to Palestine is impossible
20:08 Reality of the Board Of Peace
24:08 The local infrastructure
28:12 What should the world be doing to help?