BBC OS Conversations: Israelis remember the hostages
The Documentary Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 12 October 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Commemorations took place in Israel this week to mark 7 October, 2023, when 1,200 people were killed by Hamas gunmen and 251 were taken hostage into neighbouring Gaza. Twelve months later, the bloodshed in the region has also spread to Gaza and Lebanon and Iran has been drawn into the conflict. Host Luke Jones hears from Eylon in Tel Aviv and Adam in England who are frustrated that the plight of the hostages can sometimes appear to be forgotten, especially on the global stage. He also hears what life is like for three young Israelis in their 20s and the anxiety of daily rocket strikes, explosions and gunfire.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello I'm Luke Jones and welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:05.0 | We bring people together to share their experiences. |
| 0:08.0 | This time we hear from Israelis, some of whom are still waiting for news of family members who were taken hostage |
| 0:14.7 | 12 months ago. There was a moment of silent reflection for many this week |
| 0:22.2 | marking a year since Hamas |
| 0:24.0 | gunman crossed the border from Gaza into Israel. Eden, who's a new mother is one |
| 0:29.3 | Israeli who features in our conversation, like all our guests, she is unable to forget what |
| 0:34.8 | happened on October 7th. In that day I believe that I'm going to lose all of my |
| 0:40.0 | family members. This feeling till goes with me. Then anxiety I think I'm not the only |
| 0:45.6 | one that they're afraid to leave the house right now. |
| 0:49.7 | On that day around 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage from Israel into Gaza. |
| 0:58.0 | Israel's military response to the attack by Hamas which is regarded as a terrorist organization by many |
| 1:03.7 | Western governments has seen more than 41,000 Palestinians being killed. |
| 1:08.3 | There have also been hundreds of deaths in the occupied West Bank. This is according to figures from the Hamas and Palestinian |
| 1:15.2 | Health Ministries. Israel is also fighting Hezbollah, of course, the armed group and ally of Hamas |
| 1:20.9 | further north in Lebanon, that's resulted in more than 2,000 deaths |
| 1:25.2 | there and on top of this we had that recent missile attack on Israel by Iran |
| 1:30.4 | but beyond the numbers it's the people that tell the story of a conflict. |
| 1:36.0 | In last week's episode, three young women in Gaza shared how their lives had changed during |
| 1:40.5 | the past 12 months. |
| 1:42.1 | This week we hear from Israelis. Of those taken hostage |
| 1:45.0 | by Hamas, 97 remain unaccounted for from that day. And our first conversation is |
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