Over 2,000 miles from the UK, Gaza is starving, cut off by an Israeli blockade. In this episode of the Political Dispatch, Tom speaks to Zoe Daniels from the International Rescue Committee (IRC), to discuss the situation on the ground in Gaza.

Everyone at the Political Dispatch echoes what the IRC and so many other organisations are calling for: an immediate ceasefire and the delivery of aid into Gaza. 

The content of this episode is distressing. Listener discretion is advised.

You can find out more about the IRC’s work in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) on the IRC’s website: https://www.rescue.org/uk/country/occupied-palestinian-territory-opt

You can view the IRC’s emergency watchlist here: https://www.rescue.org/uk/article/10-crises-world-cant-ignore-2025

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