Israel resumes aid airdrops into Gaza

The Israeli military says it is resuming airdrops of aid to Gaza. It also says humanitarian corridors will be established to allow the safe movement of UN convoys to deliver food and medicine.

Also in the programme: Ukrainian parliament is due to debate a new bill by President Zelensky that guarantees the independence of the anti-corruption authorities. We’ll discuss why his initial proposal led to protests at home and criticism abroad with Andrii Borovyk, Ukraine executive director for Transparency International, the global anti-corruption charity; and, we look back on the legacy of the Lebanese composer and playwright, Ziad Rahbani.

Presenter Julian Worricker is joined by Katja Hoyer, a German -British historian and writer in Norwich and Mark Kersten, Assistant Professor of Human rights, law and international justice at the University of the Fraser Valley, in Canada.

(Photo: Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, in Gaza City, July 26, 2025. Reuters /Mahmoud Issa)