UN: mountains of waste in Gaza

Many Gazans are living amid mountains of rubbish as the UN estimates more than 330,000 tonnes of solid waste have built up in the enclave in the last 8 months. We speak to one resident and to an aid agency about operating amidst the conflict.

Also today: The UN secretary-general has warned that escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah risk triggering a “catastrophe” for the region and beyond; and the identity of an enigmatic woman who graced the cover of Duran Duran's 1982 album 'Rio' has finally been revealed.

Today’s guests are Eunice Goes, professor of politics at Richmond University, and Matthew Green, global investigations editor at the climate news service DeSmog.

(Photo: An internally displaced Palestinian woman and child walk among waste accumulated near Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip; credit: Haitham Imad/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)