Evacuation from Gaza

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🗓️ 17 May 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Kate Adie presents stories from Gaza, Indian-administered Kashmir, Pakistan, Eswatini and Italy.

Amid a deteriorating situation in Gaza, as Israel continues its bombardment and the blockade of aid, some Palestinian children are being evacuated to Jordan for medical treatment. As Fergal Keane travelled with two young cancer patients, he reflects on a week of haunting images and words.

A recent attack by militants in Indian-administered Kashmir saw direct military action between India and Pakistan for the first time in six years. And although a ceasefire was agreed, nerves have been shattered in the region, as Aamir Peerzada discovered from the Indian-administered side of the Line of Control.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declared a ‘Day of the Battle of Truth’ to commemorate the country’s self-proclaimed victory in the latest confrontation with India. Azadeh Moshiri reports from Pakistan on the army’s efforts to regain public confidence through social media.

The landlocked Kingdom of Eswatini is one of the last remaining absolute monarchies in the world. But critics have accused King Mswati III of repressing political opposition. In 2021, several dozen people were killed during weeks of pro-democracy protests. Tim Hartley went to a football match to gauge the mood among protesters today.

Popular tourist cities around the world are keeping a watchful eye on Venice’s experimental access fee – a ticket into the city that’s meant to deter day-trippers. But this new initiative is being met with mixed reviews by locals, as Simon Busch discovered.

Series Producer: Serena Tarling Production Coordinators: Sophie Hill & Katie Morrison Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:05.3	Hello, today, after Pakistan and India agreed to a ceasefire,
0:10.3	we hear from correspondence on both sides of the border
0:13.3	about the impact the recent conflict had on local communities
0:17.6	and their concerns over the prospects for a lasting peace.
0:22.3	In Eswatini, we're at a football match where rowdy fans are decidedly less vocal when
0:28.4	ask questions about their king. And we're in Venice, where residents are divided over a new
0:34.8	tourist tax designed to stem the tide of day-trippers.
0:39.8	But first, Israel's continued blockade of humanitarian aid in Gaza
0:44.8	has drawn international condemnation.
0:48.5	Israel has said the blockade is necessary to put pressure on Hamas to release remaining hostages and has accused the group of
0:56.7	stealing and hoarding aid. Meanwhile amid Israel's continued bombardment, an operation is underway to
1:04.7	evacuate sick and injured children from Gaza to neighbouring Jordan for medical treatment.
1:11.8	Fergal Kean travelled with two families making the journey.
1:16.3	There were lights coming on in the desert towns.
1:19.4	We flew from cluster to cluster.
1:22.0	In between lay the land, settling into coolness after the heat of the long day.
1:27.3	Safasala was staring from the window of the helicopter.
1:30.3	She was excited.
1:31.3	The noise of the chopper was too loud for me to hear anything she might have wished to say,
1:36.3	but she typed furiously on her mobile phone and passed it to me.
1:40.3	The message read,
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