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Weekend: Gaza: Israel urged to provide safety for civilians

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Gaza: Israel urged to provide safety for civilians

15/10/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Gaza: Israel urged to provide safety for civilians

US efforts to prevent the violence from spreading have been stepped up.

President Joe Biden has held telephone calls with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the leader of the Palestinian authority in the West Bank, Mahmoud Abbas. Mr Biden urged Israel to provide safety for civilians amid the ongoing bombardment of Gaza. He urged Mr Abbas to condemn the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, after its assault on Israel last week. 

Also in the programme: Poles are voting for a new parliament after a bitterly contested election campaign; the violence of Belgium's cocaine trade; and why you shouldn't tell your kids to follow their dreams!

Joining Paul Henley to discuss this and more are Vernoika Poniscjakova, a senior teaching fellow at the University of Portsmouth and Miles Johnson who is a an investigate journalist for the Financial Times.

(Photo: Israel has warned 1.1m Palestinians living in north Gaza to evacuate south, and thousands have been fleeing by vehicle or on foot. Credit: EPA)

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