Israel announces 'tactical pause' to fighting in parts of Gaza and says it will open aid corridors

Israel announces a "tactical pause" in parts of Gaza and says it will open aid corridors. Antoine Renard, head of UN's World Food Programme for its operations in Gaza tells the programme that the move is "long overdue".

Also on the programme: One of Haiti's most iconic hotels has been destroyed by gang violence. The Hotel Olofson inspired popular culture and its owner Richard Morse reminisces about its past and talks about its significance - historical and cultural; and, football fans wait excitedly as Women's Euro final sees England take on world champions Spain in a rematch of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Final.

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 carry aid supplies that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, July 27, 2025. Reuters/Dawoud Abu Alkas