Afleveringen
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In this final episode, we speak with Mahmud’s family, who still live in
the Gaza Strip. They tell us about the chaos and uncertainty of their
lives. A ceasefire is now formally in place, but everyone is aware that
the war might return.
We talk to the one person who disagrees with the family‘s explanation
for Mahmud‘s death. And then, at the last minute, the Israeli Army gets
in touch – and has something entirely new to say.
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An explosive exposé by Israeli Journalist Yuval Abraham shows that the
IDF is using AI-assisted systems in order to find military targets in
Gaza.
We explore what bearings this might have had on Mahmud’s death. How do
these AI-supported systems work? And is it concievable that one of them
suggested Chef Mahmud as a target?
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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Who decided that Mahmud should die? A surprising piece of evidence from
a person on the ground leads us tot he IDF’s tearget rooms. In these
places, the Israeli army decides which buildings or people that they
believe are assets of Hamas will be attacked next. But just how reliable
is the intelligence? How much collateral damage is deemed acceptable?
Tal Mimran, who used to work in target rooms as a legal advisor,
describes the inner mechanics of these places – and presents us with a
new possibility of why Mahmud was killed.
The podcast team can be reached at [email protected]
CREDITS
Reporting, Script and Presentation: Yassin Musharbash.
Editor: Tim Howard
Story-telling consultant: Britta Stuff
Producer: Pia Rauschenberger and Markus Gläser
Title theme: Joscha Grunewald, based on an idea by Yassin Musharbash.
Sound design: Tim Howard, with material by Joscha Grunewald, Tim Howard
and Blue Dot Sessions.
Additional sound design: Christian Küker, Pool Artists.
Recording, editing and post-production: Markus Gläser of Die Zeit and
Christian Küker, Pool Artists.
The Fact-checking: Luisa Hommerich
Additional research and translations: Suha Ma’ay‘a and Firas Halasseh -
As a young man, Mahmud’s life had no real direction. But when the horror
of war and a humanitarian crisis hit the Gaza Strip, he unexpectedly
finds his mission: cooking food for the hungry.
But as the conflict intensifies, the scale of Mahmud’s project expands
to include a hospital the IDF alleges tob e a Hamas stronghold.
His brother Hani supports the operation from the U.S. by collecting
donations. From thousands of miles away he tries everything he can keep
his younger brother safe.
But after Mahmud’s death, Hani wonders: Did I inadvertantly deliver my
brother?
The podcast team can be reached at [email protected].
CREDITS
Reporting, Script and Presentation: Yassin Musharbash.
Editor: Tim Howard
Story-telling consultant: Britta Stuff
Producer: Pia Rauschenberger and Markus Gläser
Title theme: Joscha Grunewald, based on an idea by Yassin Musharbash.
Sound design: Tim Howard, with material by Joscha Grunewald, Tim Howard
and Blue Dot Sessions.
Additional sound design: Christian Küker, Pool Artists.
Recording, editing and post-production: Markus Gläser of Die Zeit and
Christian Küker, Pool Artists.
The Fact-checking: Luisa Hommerich
Additional research and translations: Suha Ma’ay‘a and Firas Halasseh -
Mahmud Almadhoun ran a soup kitchen in the North of the Gaza Strip,
feeding hundreds of families every day in the midst of war and famine.
In November 2024, he is killed by a projectile from the sky as he is
leaving his home. In our new investigative podcast The Gaza Chef, DIE
ZEIT’s Yassin Musharbash attempts to reconstruct why Mahmud Almadhoun
had to die. Was he in contact with terrorists? Was it a case of mistaken
identity, a mistake of some sort?
The investigations leads us to a hospital said to be a Hamas stronghold,
shows us the inner workings of a target room of the Israeli army – and
also tries to answer the question of how journalists can investigate
even if they can’t be on the scene.
The podcast team can be reached at [email protected].
CREDITS
Reporting, Script and Presentation: Yassin Musharbash.
Editor: Tim Howard
Story-telling consultant: Britta Stuff
Producer: Pia Rauschenberger and Markus Gläser
Title theme: Joscha Grunewald, based on an idea by Yassin Musharbash.
Sound design: Tim Howard, with material by Joscha Grunewald, Tim Howard
and Blue Dot Sessions.
Additional sound design: Christian Küker, Pool Artists.
Recording, editing and post-production: Markus Gläser of Die Zeit and
Christian Küker, Pool Artists.
The Fact-checking: Luisa Hommerich
Additional research and translations: Suha Ma’ay‘a and Firas Halasseh
