Why has the world lost sight of the suffering of Palestinians? – The Latest
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🗓️ 1 May 2026
⏱️ 13 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is The Guardian. |
| 0:09.7 | You can question whether this should really be called a ceasefire. |
| 0:13.1 | Over 100 people a month, on average, since the ceasefire began being killed, would be considered |
| 0:17.1 | an active conflict. |
| 0:18.4 | The situation in Gaza just does not seem to be a priority for |
| 0:21.8 | governments around the world who are concerned about the war in Iran, the impact of higher |
| 0:27.4 | oil prices on cost of living and inflation and things like that. Certainly at the moment we see |
| 0:32.2 | a lot of condemnation, but very little in terms of practical steps that might mean a improvement for people in Gaza |
| 0:39.8 | who are living in this terrible limbo. |
| 0:42.6 | While the world's attention is on the war in Iran, the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza |
| 0:47.8 | and the West Bank has all but fallen out of the headlines. |
| 0:52.0 | From The Guardians today in Focus, this is the latest. With me, |
| 0:55.6 | Annie Kelly. Joining me today is Emma Graham Harrison, our chief Middle East correspondent. |
| 1:04.4 | Emma Graham Harrison, you're the Guardian's chief Middle East correspondent, normally based in |
| 1:08.2 | Jerusalem, so it's really great to have you here in the studio with us today. |
| 1:11.6 | Thanks. It's great to be here. So six months after the ceasefire, we know that conditions on the |
| 1:17.0 | ground in Gaza are really horrendous. No aid getting in or not enough aid getting in. Same with medical |
| 1:23.0 | supplies. People are living in these really dire, appalling conditions. So first off, I was hoping that you would just tell us, you know, |
| 1:30.0 | what is life like for people inside Gaza at the moment? |
| 1:33.4 | So living conditions are still absolutely horrendous. |
| 1:36.2 | There's still widespread shortages of food for many people. |
| 1:40.6 | There's a lack of access to clean water and sanitation. |
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