UN calls Gaza the “hungriest place on Earth”

Gaza is the “hungriest place on Earth” with all its people at risk of famine, according to the United Nations humanitarian agency. We discuss humanitarian criticism of Israel's ongoing aid restrictions in Gaza.

Also in the programme: France ​is banning smoking in public places and young classical musicians are finding more ways to get their fans into concert halls.

Joining presenter Julian Worricker are Timandra Harkness, a British writer and broadcaster, and Simon Robinson, executive editor of the Reuters news agency in London.

(Picture: Palestinians gather to receive aid amid shortage of food, Gaza - 30 May 2025. Photo by HAITHAM IMAD/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)