Jeremy Bowen’s Hamas Interview
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10/03/24
•35m
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Today the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen has published an interview with a senior member of Hamas. The interview was recorded on Tuesday - hours before Iran attacked Israel with ballistic missiles.
Adam is joined by Jeremy for an update on the conflict in the Middle East, and a chat about his interview with Khalil Al-Hayya, the most senior member of Hamas outside Gaza. They speak about how the interview was arranged, why Jeremy pursued it and how he challenged Al-Hayya’s claims about what happened on October 7.
And, the UK will give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius. After years of negotiations the government has agreed to hand over the islands after controlling them for more than half a century. Adam is joined by Andrew Harding, BBC Parris Correspondent, to cover the geography, history and politics of the Chagos Islands.
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