Battle Lines

In this bonus episode of Battle Lines, Senior Foreign Correspondent Sophia Yan checks back in on year later with two friends, Adam Ben-Shabbat and Nadim Tali, who grew up in a village known as the 'Oasis of Peace'. This village, situated between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, is the only village in Israel where Palestinians and Jewish Israelis choose to live together. How is the village dealing with the ongoing war and how do the two friends feel things have changed?Contributors:Sophia Yan (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @sophia_yan on X.Adam Ben-ShabbatNadim TaliReadDispatch: Inside the only place in Israel where Jews and Arabs choose to live together by Sophia Yan

One year on from the Hamas massacre of October 7, Israel is still struggling to recover from the trauma of that day. We share three different Israeli perspectives: Telegraph correspondent Jotam Confino, who has reported on the shifts in Israeli society and politics; Yifat Zailer, whose cousin Shiri Bibas is still being held hostage along with her two red-headed young children and husband; and Joel Carmel, a former IDF soldier who examines the reality of the Israeli military's methods through his work for advocacy group Breaking the Silence.ContributorsVenetia Rainey (Host)Jotam Confino (Telegraph correspondent)Yifat Zailer (relative of Israeli hostages)Joel Carmel (Breaking the Silence Advocacy Director, former IDF solider)

How will Israel respond to Iran's historic missile attack? On today’s emergency episode of Battle Lines we speak to the Telegraph’s Paul Nuki who was in Tel Aviv as Iran launched 180 missiles at Israel. We’re also joined by the Telegraph’s Adrian Blomfield to discuss Israel’s invasion of Lebanon and what comes next.Contributors Venetia Rainey (Host)Paul Nuki (Global Health Security EditorAdrian Blomfield (Telegraph contributor)I dodged death on historic day for Israel and Middle East by Paul Nuki

In this emergency episode of Battle Lines we get the latest on the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah. What does this mean for Iran's 'axis of resistance' and will this be the tipping point of a full-scale war throughout the region?ContributorsVenetia Rainey (Host)Roland Oliphant (Senior foreign correspondent)Adrian Blomfield (Telegraph contributor)Paul Nuki (Global Health Security editor)

On today's episode of Battle Lines we speak to the Telegraph's Adrian Blomfield in Beirut, and photographer Heathcliff O'Malley in Tel Aviv about the possibility of a ground war in Lebanon. The Israeli Defense Forces top general has told his troops to be ready to enter Lebanon to fight Hezbollah on their own turf for the first time since 2006. While American diplomats rush to broker a ceasefire, the Middle East stands on the brink of unlikely peace or an even bloodier war.ContributorsRoland Oliphant (Host)Adrian Blomfield (Telegraph contributor)Heathcliff O'Malley (Telegraph photographer)ReadSchools turn to shelters as thousands flee across Lebanon by Adrian Blomfield

On today's episode we have a special round table with co-hosts Venetia Rainey and Roland Oliphant who are joined by senior foreign correspondent, Sophia Yan. We'll be talking about the attack on Hezbollah, what it's like reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the challenges of being a foreign correspondent.ContributorsVenetia RaineyRoland OliphantSophia Yan ReadLong arm of China looms over one of the world’s last Uyghur bookshops by Sophia Yan

Sudan has suffered a brutal conflict that has killed nearly 20,000 people, displaced over 10 million, and left around 25 million facing acute hunger. Sudan's cities have been turned into battlefields. Fighting has been marked by mass rape and murder, hospitals have been attacked, one in five people have now fled their homes, and cholera is on the rise.The scale of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan far outstrips Gaza and Ukraine, yet it receives almost no attention. So how did things get so bad? Why isn't it being covered more? And is there any prospect of peace? ContributorsVenetia RaineyAsil SidahmedBasma KhalifaDr Jennifer HulseResources to find out more about the war in Sudan and how you can help:https://x.com/MadaniyaSDGhttps://linktr.ee/londonforsudanhttps://x.com/khartoumkitchen

On today's episode we pay tribute to David Knowles, creator of Battle Lines. David tragically passed away at the age of 32 on September 8th, 2024. We've put together some highlights of David's brilliant work for the Battle Lines Podcast. You can leave a message of condolence on David's obituary page using the link below.David Knowles, journalist behind Telegraph’s Ukraine war podcast, dies aged 32Battle Lines: A war reporter reacts to the film ‘Civil War’Battle Lines: Could Iran be due for yet another revolution?Battle Lines: Naval lessons from the Black Sea & how China’s enormous new invasion mothership rewrites the rules of warBattle Lines: 'If there is one Hamas guy without a right arm, but with his left hand makes a victory sign – we lost'Battle Lines: The future of the Israel-Gaza war & the geopolitics of the Olympic GamesBattle Lines: 'The children ask me, Santa, are you coming, despite the war?'