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After weeks of fierce fighting, Hamas says Israel has gained control of Gaza’s main hospital, where thousands of civilians have been sheltering. Many of Al-Shifa's wards are damaged and deserted, and doctors say the hospital's main building has effectively ceased functioning. Israel claims to be conducting a "targeted operation" against a Hamas command center underneath the hospital, but medical officials and Hamas have both consistently denied this. Correspondent Nada Bashir reports on the situation at the hospital. Also on today's show: US Democratic Senator Chris Murphy; Omer Bartov, Professor of Holocaust and genocide studies, Brown University; Palestinian-American journalist Laila El-Haddad  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, families of hostages today began a five-day march to pressure their government to bring home their loved ones. President Biden said he believes a deal on freeing hostages is going to happen soon. But at the White House and around the world, prosecution of the war is creating huge anxiety, in the face of constant Israeli bombardment around homes and hospitals and the ever-mounting civilian death toll in Gaza. To discuss all this, Christiane speaks with PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s senior adviser Mark Regev. Also on today's show: Daniel Levy, President, US/Middle East Project; Katherine Turk, Author, “The Women of NOW”  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No milk for babies, no food for patients, and no fuel for lights or incubators. Gaza’s health system is crumbling under the weight of war, as Israel says it's going deeper into the territory. Battles rage around the two main hospitals, with the director of the largest one, Al-Shifa, saying the situation is “catastrophic” and that all essential units have collapsed. Israel alleges that Hamas command centers are housed beneath it, which Hamas and the doctors in the hospital deny. Nada Bashir reports on the desperate situation there. Also on today's show: Jonathan Freedland, Guardian columnist & Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies, University of Edinburgh; US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo; journalist/author Emily Tamkin  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

That's how the UN Secretary-General has described the situation in Gaza. As tens of thousands of people flee south, the IDF allowed another evacuation corridor for six hours and agreed to continue daily pauses in areas of northern Gaza, according to the White House. Correspondents Jomana Karadsheh and Nada Bashir report on the increasing humanitarian crisis. Also on today's show: Sasha Dovzhyk, Editor, London Ukrainian Review; Susanne Nossel, CEO, PEN America; Katalin Kariko, Winner, 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine / Author, “Breaking Through”  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Israeli, US and Qatari intelligence chiefs met in Doha today for hostage negotiations. Over 200 hostages were taken by Hamas and other groups are still not freed. Some of what we do know about their conditions comes mostly from one woman: Yocheved Lifschitz. At 85, on October 7, she was grabbed in her nightgown and taken by Hamas into Gaza. She is one of only four people to be released so far. Her daughter Sharone was by her side at a Tel Aviv Hospital, as Yocheved explained the spiders web of tunnels she was held in. But the family nightmare continues, with Sharone’s elderly father Oded is still being held. Sharone joins Christiane to mark one month since the Hamas atrocities and call on her government to put the fate of hostages first. Also on today's show: Israeli peace activist Robi Damelin & Bassam Aramin, The Parents Circle Families Forum; Giva Haveeva Education Center Director of Strategy Mohammad Darawshe  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Israel says its troops have entered Gaza City, the humanitarian crisis is stark. Bakeries in North Gaza are closed, according to the UN, and hospitals are nearly out of fuel, says the Palestinian Red Crescent. The UN Secretary-General today called for an unconditional release of all the hostages, but also pleaded for Palestinians to be seen as separate from Hamas. The IDF gave remaining Gaza City residents five hours to evacuate south, but as Salma Abdelaziz reports, the destruction caused by Israeli bombing means travel is slow and dangerous. Also on today's show: David Miliband, CEO and President, International Rescue Committee / Former UK Foreign Secretary; Daniel Kurtzer, Former US Ambassador to Israel; Astead Herndon, National Political Reporter, The New York Times  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One month ago today, on the morning of October 7, Hamas launched its surprise attack on Israel. The government says 1,400 were killed, mostly civilians. Last night the faces of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas were projected on the outer wall of Jerusalem. To this day, 240 people remain in captivity. 85-year-old Yocheved Lifschitz is one of just four hostages released so far, but her husband Oded is still being held. Their daughter, Sharone Lifschitz, joins Christiane in London. Also on today's show: Mark Regev, senior advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu; Salam Fayyad, former Palestinian Authority prime minister; Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Israel is coming under mounting pressure as the death toll in Gaza passes 10,000, nearly half of them children, according to the Hamas-run health officials there. But Israeli officials are rejecting any pause, much less a ceasefire, saying it only stands to benefit Hamas after the slaughter of 13 hundred mostly civilians four weeks ago. How is this all being received in the Arab World? Christiane asks Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi. Also on today's show: Former IDF Soldier Benzi Sanders; Dartmouth professors Susannah Heschel, Chair of the Jewish Studies Program & Tarek El-Ariss, Chair of Middle Eastern Studies  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: The Hezbollah chief says a wider war is realistic. A Middle East expert and former Knesset member joins the show to discuss these looming fears. Next: We explore the debate about natural abilities and gender in sport with Olympic medalist Caster Semenya. Then: How did Nancy Pelosi's family became a target after January 6th? Christiane speaks to the former House Speaker's daughter, filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi, about her new documentary. Plus: Antisemitism in America.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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