Lindsey Hilsum is Channel 4 News' International Editor.
Recently she has reported on the war in Ukraine, and the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
She has reported from six continents, covering the major conflicts and refugee movements of the past three decades, including Syria, Iraq, Kosovo and Rwanda, winning many awards.
She is the author of Sandstorm; Libya in the Time of Revolution and In Extremis; the Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin, which won the 2019 James Tait Black Prize for biography.
She is a regular contributor to newspapers and literary journals.
On the ground in Gaza, UN aid workers say they are on the verge of running out of fuel: warning that without it, they’ll have to drastically cut back relief efforts.
Matt is joined by Lindsey in Jerusalem.
We went through hell – 85-year-old Yocheved Lifshitz told reporters – as she described the moment she and other hostages were seized by Hamas – hit with sticks and forced to walk several miles on wet ground to an underground network of tunnels. Ms Lifshitz, whose husband is among more than 200 hostages still being…
There’s a growing demand from many leaders around the world to get humanitarian aid into Gaza – where food, water and fuel are now in critically short supply.
From Beirut to Amman, from Turkey to Iran – crowds have taken to the streets, besieging western embassies, hurling stones and blaming Israel for the strike on the hospital in Gaza. According to the Jordanian foreign minister – an already highly volatile region is now being “pushed to the brink”.
The UN is accusing Israel of showing a “flagrant disregard for the lives of civilians” after it bombed a Gaza school where thousands were sheltering, killing at least six people.
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been criss-crossing the Middle East – trying to stop the conflict engulfing the region.
This afternoon the electricity went off in Gaza when the only power station ran out of fuel as Israel’s total siege began to bite – and meanwhile the aerial bombardment continues unabated. Palestinian officials say the death toll has now risen to over a thousand since the retaliatory strikes began. Overwhelmed local hospitals are becoming…
Our International Editor Lindsey Hilsum reacts to the events in Israel and Gaza, and what it means for the wider Middle Eastern region
We were joined by our International Editor Lindsey Hilsum to discuss all this further.
In the central Saharan region of Africa – agreements to limit numbers heading north are breaking down.
West Africa is in the midst of a wave of military coups which have swept through the region playing havoc with many long-standing international relationships.
Many of the people who attempt the sea crossing from north Africa – especially Libya and Tunisia – have travelled long distances through central Africa to reach the Mediterranean shore, many seeking to escape famine or political turmoil back home.
France is withdrawing its ambassador from Niger – and says it will pull out its troops there by the end of the year – after the democratically elected president was overthrown by a military coup.
After 24 hours of intensive bombardment, the President of Azerbaijan claims it has restored its sovereignty “with an iron fist” over Nagorno-Karabakh.