Israel wants security buffer zone in Gaza, Thai farmer taken hostage by Hamas, complexities of civil war in Sudan

In this episode of Battle Lines, Middle East Correspondent Nataliya Vasilyeva gives us the latest from Israel with reports of a buffer zone being secretly built by Israel, Global Health Security Correspondent Sarah Newey tells us about a Thai farmer in Israel who was taken hostage by Hamas on the October 7th attacks, and David Knowles speaks to Professor Alex DeWaal about the unraveling civil war in Sudan.Contributors:Roland Oliphant (Host, Senior Foreign Correspondent) @RolandOliphant on XDavid Knowles (Host) @djknowles22 on X.Nataliya Vasilyeva (Middle East Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on X.Sarah Newey (Global Health Security Correspondent) @sneweyy on XProfessor Alex DeWaal @WorldPeaceFdtn on XReadRevealed: Israel's new Gaza border by Natalie VasilyevaFifty days in chains: The Thai hostage who survived Hamas by Sarah NeweyFor 3 months access to The Telegraph for just £1: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/audio |Email: battlelines@telegraph.co.uk | Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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