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Israeli air strike kills seven people in Gaza refugee camp

Palestinian officials in Gaza say seven people from two families were killed in an Israeli air strike which hit a densely-packed refugee camp.

Palestinian officials in Gaza say seven people from two families were killed in an Israeli air strike which hit a densely-packed refugee camp, as the conflict entered its sixth day. We speak to Gaza poet Mosab Abu Toha.

Also today: Pakistan struggles to persuade people to take the Covid vaccine; and we explore a book set in a spaceship sometime in the future.

Joining Weekend to discuss these and other issues are academic Joana Cook, who studies terrorism and Joe Parkinson, Africa bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal.

(Photo: Gaza residents among the rubble. Credit: Getty Images)

53 minutes

Last on

Sat 15 May 202106:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Sat 15 May 202106:06GMT