Intolerable and catastrophic. That’s how the UN's top humanitarian official describes the siege of northern Gaza. Since October 5, Israeli forces have blocked the entry of food, water and humanitarian aid to 400,000 people. It's accused of trying to end Palestinian resistance in the north of the strip, by starving people to force them out of the area. Can the operation succeed? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Meron Rapoport -- Veteran Israeli investigative journalist and editor of Local Call, a Hebrew-language news site Bushra Khalidi -- Policy Lead in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel for Oxfam Luigi Daniele -- Senior Lecturer in Laws of Armed Conflict at Nottingham Trent University
