A year on from the October 7th attacks in which some 1,200 Israelis were killed and 251 taken hostage, Israel's bombardment of Gaza has resulted in the deaths of 40,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Our colleague Amal Helles was one of the few Palestinians to escape Gaza earlier this year. So what’s life been like for her since, and for her friends and family who remain in Gaza?

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Guest: Amal Helles, journalist, The Times and The Sunday Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Photo: Abdel Hakim Abu Dagen for The Times.

Further listening:

• How I survived October 7 
• A diary of war: Three months in Gaza

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