Battle Lines: Israeli troops push deep into Gaza & investigating Hamas' property portfolio

Nov 4, 2023

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Sophia Yan

Guest

Nataliya Vasilyeva

Guest

Danielle Sheridan

Hear Defence Editor Danielle Sheridan discuss the Israeli forensics teams searching through ash for teeth to identify Hamas victims. Sophia Yan investigates Hamas assets in Turkey, and Nataliya Vasilyeva talks about her reporting on the experiences of the Israeli Bedouin. Get an overview of the history of the region from Assistant Comment Editor Francis Dearnley.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Israeli Ground Operation in Gaza

02:20 • 11min

Bursa: Alleged Hamas Operatives

13:37 • 4min

Children from Al-Yumim: Adjusting to a New Life Amidst Conflict

17:24 • 4min

Difficulties in Identifying Human Remains and the Challenging Work of Forensic Officers

21:46 • 5min

generated short title of the chapter

26:49 • 27min

The Historical Context and Current Tensions in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

54:10 • 4min

A warning this week that this episode contains graphics language that some listeners might find distressing.

In this episode of Battle Lines, we speak to Defence Editor Danielle Sheridan, Middle East correspondent Nataliya Vasilyeva and Senior Foreign Correspondent Sophia Yan.

Danielle speaks about the Israeli forensics teams searching through ash as they look for teeth to identify Hamas victims, Sophia takes us inside her investigation into Hamas assets in Turkey, and Nataliya explains her reporting into the experiences of the Israeli Bedouin.

Plus Assistant Comment Editor Francis Dearnley takes on the difficult task of trying to sum up the history of the region.

To listen to Battle Lines as soon as it's released, search Battle Lines: Israel-Gaza, wherever you're listening to this.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.

Nataliya Vasilyeva (Middle East Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter.

Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor). @SheridanDani on Twitter.

Sophia Yan (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @sophia_yan on Twitter.

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.

Read Inside the gleaming developments that made Hamas a $1bn terror group, by Sophia Yan: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/30/property-developments-hamas-1bn/

Read Israeli police sift through ash as they look for teeth and bones to identify Hamas victims, by Danielle Sheridan: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/11/01/israel-victims-body-bags-ash-hamas-gaza/

Read I’d rather be back in Ukraine, say refugee children sent to Israel, by Danielle Sheridan: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/31/ukrainian-refugee-children-israel-kfar-chabad/

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