Exclusive: UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini

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🗓️ 2 November 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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With millions trapped inside Gaza, under siege and under fire, the humanitarian situation spirals towards catastrophe. And the UN reports women and children make up the majority of fatalities. Philippe Lazzarini is commissioner general of UNRWA, the United Nations agency providing relief for Palestinian refugees. He spoke to Christiane in his first interview since visiting Gaza this week and called for a humanitarian ceasefire, saying the scale of the tragedy is unprecedented. Also on today's show: Former member of the Knesset Ksenia Svetlova; Atlantic staff writer Caitlin Dickerson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	To get the full story, the will to fight, how important is that.
0:05.4	Be unafraid.
0:06.7	You have reasonable grounds to believe that alleged war crimes have been committed.
0:10.0	Have compassion.
0:12.0	That's real trauma, what you have been through.
0:14.0	Seek truth.
0:16.0	Is Israel in full control of its territory?
0:20.0	And go where the search for answers takes you.
0:23.2	Anderson Cooper 360, tonight on CNN. Don't. I'm going Seidner in Tel Aviv. This is CNN. Hello everyone and welcome to Ammanpur.
1:07.0	Here's what's coming up.
1:10.0	The scale of the tragedy in Gaza is unprecedented.
1:13.0	That's according to UN official,
1:15.0	Filippe Zal-Lazarini.
1:16.0	He speaks with Christiano Manpur
1:18.0	his first interview since leaving the territory.
1:21.0	And as war in the Middle East works to Russia's advantage, how do Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to cultivate Vladimir Putin look now?
1:28.0	I ask Israeli politician and peace activist,
1:32.0	Cinez fit Lova.
1:33.4	Then, welcome news for migrant families separated
1:36.5	by the Trump administration.
1:38.1	Michelle Martin speaks with Pulitzer Prize
1:40.0	winning reporter Caitlin Dickerson. Also we remember Addie Barkin, a heroic fighter for
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