The UN Commission of Inquiry has delivered its starkest assessment yet – finding that Israel has been and is committing genocide in Gaza.

Israel has rejected the report, saying it’s acting in self-defence and takes steps to protect civilians.

Meanwhile, Israel has begun a major ground offensive in Gaza City after weeks of bombardment.

And abroad, Israel’s strike in the Qatari capital of Doha has rattled Qatar's mediator role and put hopes of a ceasefire further in doubt.

Today, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent for HuffPost Akbar Shahid Ahmed, on the next stage of Israel’s war.

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Guest: Senior Diplomatic Correspondent for HuffPost, Akbar Shahid Ahmed

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In the days since the assassination of prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, the White House ordered flags flown at half-staff and memorials were organised in Washington, DC and Arizona.

But what followed wasn’t just mourning. The Trump administration is urging people to report anyone who criticised or mocked Kirk’s death, and has pledged to use federal power to uproot and dismantle left-leaning groups it says foment political violence.

Today, host of the independent media podcast Lamestream, Osman Faruqi, on how Kirk’s death is being used to crack down on the administration’s enemies – and to justify a further slide towards authoritarianism.

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Guest: Journalist and host of the Lamestream podcast, Osman Faruqi

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Last week, the federal environment minister approved Woodside’s plans to keep its North West Shelf project producing gas out to 2070.

Both the government and Woodside claim that gas is a necessary transition fuel as the world decarbonises – but how convincing are their arguments?

Today, investigative journalist and author of the Quarterly Essay Woodside vs the Planet, Marian Wilkinson, on how one company captured the country – and convinced us that we need the gas industry.

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Guest: Investigative journalist and author of the Quarterly Essay Woodside vs the Planet, Marian Wilkinson

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