Reporting the impact of the Gaza ceasefire

The Documentary Podcast

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Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Following the ceasefire in Gaza, this week has seen the release of hostages and prisoners on both sides and the beginning of the return of the remains of some of the deceased. Over the past two years, The Fifth Floor has been speaking to language service colleagues reporting on the conflict. This week, we reconnect with them to find out how networks of citizens on both sides have informed and provided new perspectives on their reporting. Amira Dakroury checked in from the BBC's Cairo Bureau where she's part of the team producing Middle East Diaries, formerly Gaza Lifeline; and from Tel Aviv, BBC Arabic's Michael Shuval reflected on reporting the stories of hostage families.

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This episode of The Documentary comes to you from The Fifth Floor, the show at the heart of global storytelling, with BBC journalists from all around the world.

Presented by Faranak Amidi Produced by Laura Thomas and Caroline Ferguson

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts.
0:06.0	Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service.
0:14.0	You're listening The Fifth Floor.
0:18.0	The Fifth Floor, you know what you're doing.
0:20.0	You're like that the fifth floor, Farn you. This is the fifth floor
0:23.3	Farnak Amidi, Sobath.
0:26.8	This is the fifth floor
0:28.6	at the heart of global storytelling
0:31.3	with BBC journalists
0:33.0	from all around the world.
0:35.1	I'm your host, Faranak Amidi.
0:43.8	Thank you. from all around the world. I'm your host, Faranak Amidi. Following the ceasefire in Gaza, this week has seen the release of hostages and prisoners on both
0:50.0	sides and the beginning of the return of the remains of some of the deceased. Over the past two years,
0:56.9	the fifth floor has been speaking to language service colleagues reporting on the conflict,
1:02.0	and this week we reconnect with them to find out how networks of citizens on both sides have
1:08.3	informed and provided new perspectives on their reporting.
1:13.0	Amira Dakhrui checked in from the BBC's Cairo Bureau,
1:16.6	where she's part of the team producing Middle East Diaries, formerly Gaza Lifeline.
1:22.5	The day after the agreement, I woke up in a morning and I didn't find the news about the death toll of the daily, the thought of the people who are dying in Gaza.
1:35.4	So I felt, oh, is that the feeling of peace that people are not dying?
1:42.2	And actually, that also what the people there felt.
1:44.7	I mean, I've listened to a lot of people within this week.
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