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BBC OS: 2023/10/19 16:06 GMT: Aid lorries waiting to be allowed to Gaza

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Aid lorries waiting to be allowed to Gaza

2023/10/19 16:06 GMT

2023/10/19 16:06 GMT: Aid lorries waiting to be allowed to Gaza

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Aid lorries waiting to be allowed to Gaza

Lorries filled with desperately needed food, water and medicines are queuing at the crossing from Egypt into Gaza. State media in Egypt say the border crossing will be opened for several hours on Friday to allow the delivery of aid. Hamas says several of its leaders have been killed in the continuing Israeli bombardment of Gaza. We speak to our correspondents in the region and hear from residents in Gaza. 

We also speak to an Israeli couple who survived the 7 October attack but lost two family members.

Amid claims and counterclaims about the blast at a hospital in Gaza, we hear from our chief international correspondent and Middle East bureau chief about the challenges of covering the story.

We discuss reports that the heads of one of China's top property companies have fled the country. Country Garden faces losses in the billions of dollars.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Aid convoy awaits the opening of Rafah crossing with Gaza, Egypt - 19 Oct 2023. Credit: KHALED ELFIQI/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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