2025-05-31
23 分钟Hello, I'm Mark Lowen.
Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service.
In BBC OS Conversations,
we bring people together to share their experiences and their views.
This time we're listening to Israelis discussing the war in Gaza.
Recent warnings of mass starvation and a humanitarian crisis in Gaza have led to a ratcheting up of pressure on Israel,
not just from its critics, but from its allies too.
The UK, France,
Canada and Germany have given their strongest criticism yet of Israel's ongoing military offensive,
and the EU has condemned a new aid distribution system which bypasses the UN and other humanitarian organisations.
Israel's determination to destroy Hamas still commands a lot of support in Israel,
but others want the government to end the war and focus on bringing the remaining hostages home.
We've heard previously on OS Conversations from people on both sides of the Israel-Gaza border,
most recently a few weeks ago in our episode Inside Gaza.
Today we hear just some of the wide-ranging views held by Israelis living in Israel and abroad.
They all spoke to us before details of a new ceasefire plan accepted by Israel emerged.
As we record this,
it's unclear if Hamas will agree to its terms or
if it will lead to a permanent end to the war.
We begin with a conversation between Gen Mazig,