Israel, Gaza and the view from the Middle East
The impact of October 7th's attacks on Middle East diplomacy, the volunteers tending to Israel's dead, Thai workers on Israeli farms and reporters trying to cover events in Gaza.
Pascale Harter introduces insights and analysis from 大象传媒 correspondents around the world.
Frank Gardner weighs up the consequences of the Israel-Gaza conflict on diplomacy across the wider Middle East.
Jonathan Head explains why thousands of Thais have come to work on Israel's farms and orchards, and how some were killed or abducted by Hamas' gunmen.
Joel Gunter witnesses the work of the ultra-Orthodox volunteers of Israel's Zaka organisation, who have taken on the responsibility of collecting the mortal remains of those killed in fatal accidents and terrorist attacks.
And Jon Donnison outlines the current difficulties of reporting from Gaza when journalists are being denied entry by Israel and Egypt - and pays tribute to those who are working there while under siege.
Insight, wit and analysis from 大象传媒 correspondents, journalists and writers from around the world.
(Image: Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (C) chairs an extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's executive committee in Jeddah regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip. Credit: AMER HILABI/AFP via Getty Images)
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