US tries to shore up Gaza ceasefire

21/10/2025 47 min
US tries to shore up Gaza ceasefire

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Episode Synopsis

As US tries to shore up the ceasefire in Gaza, humanitarian groups warn of continuing disruption in aid supplies.

Prominent Israeli writer, David Grossman, gives us a rare interview - with a bleak assessment of the land his country has become.

Also in the programme: Japan has its first female prime minister, but what does the change tell us about the place of women in Japan; and the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy begins a five year prison sentence.

(Photo shows a member of the Palestinian Civil Defense walking next to a fire truck surrounded by destroyed buildings in Gaza City on 20 October 2025. Credit: Ebrahim Hajja/Reutersj