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BBC OS: 2024/03/18 16:06 GMT: Famine imminent in Gaza, warns UN

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Famine imminent in Gaza, warns UN

2024/03/18 16:06 GMT

2024/03/18 16:06 GMT: Famine imminent in Gaza, warns UN

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Famine imminent in Gaza, warns UN

Israel takes control of Gaza hospital as UN warns of famine

Israel says it now controls the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, after launching an overnight raid. Meanwhile, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees says famine is "imminent" in the northern Gaza Strip. We hear from residents and aid workers in Gaza. 

Anna Foster is presenting from Jerusalem and will also speak to the relative of an Israeli hostage who remains in Hamas captivity, while our correspondents will explain what is going on with the talks aimed at securing a temporary ceasefire. 
 
We’ll look at what is expected from President Putin’s fifth term in Russia after he vowed to press on with the invasion of Ukraine. 
 
And music fans in India give their reactions to Ed Sheeran's concert in Mumbai where he sung in Punjabi for the first time 

Presenters: Anna Foster and Joe Inwood

(Photo: Germany and France joint Gaza aid airdrop operation, Jordan - 15 Mar 2024. Credit: SHERIFA KAESTNER/GERMAN ARMED FORCES/HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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