The Take

This week: 130 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 574 Palestinians in Gaza.
The reopening of the crossing between Gaza and Egypt remains insufficient to meet Palestinians' needs. Israel returned more bodies of Palestinians it killed to Gaza. Israel has killed more than 71,850 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7th, 2023.
In this episode:
Hind Khoudary, (@hindkhoudary) Al Jazeera Correspondent
Ibrahim al-Khalili, (@_ibrahimalkhalili) Al Jazeera Correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by David Enders. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Andrew Greiner and Munera AlDosari is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on September 4, 2024. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.
Never-before-seen footage. A trove of long-forgotten 35mm reels. An archive of the Algerian Independence War. It’s all the work of Yugoslavian Stevan Labudović, the cameraman for Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito. The work was part of a war effort to counter French propaganda, a gesture of solidarity in the fight against colonialism.
In this episode:
Mila Turajlić, Documentary Filmmaker
Episode credits:
This episode was updated by Haleema Shah. The original production team was Marcos Bartolomé and Veronique Eshaya, with Duha Mosaad, Manahil Naveed, and our guest host Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Alexandra Locke.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
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What does it take to platform the truth? In this live episode from Web Summit Qatar, The Take talks to veteran correspondent and anchor Ayman Mohyeldin about the path from the US to Gaza and Tahrir Square that defined him as a journalist, as he brings moments that define our time to news audiences around the world.
In this episode:
Ayman Mohyeldin (@AymanM), MS NOW Anchor
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Sarí el-Khalili, with Melanie Marich, Tamara Khandaker and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Alexandra Locke.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhemm. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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Russia is exploiting Ukraine’s coldest winter yet since it escalated the war four years ago. As negotiations between Ukraine, Russia and the United States continue to stall, will this winter freeze become Ukraine’s breaking point?
In this episode:
Oleksiy Sorokin (@mrsorokaa), Deputy Chief Editor, Kyiv Independent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Chloe K. Li, Marcos Bartolomé, and Melanie Marich, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Maya Hamadeh, Tuleen Barakat, and our guest host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Tamara Khandaker.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhemm. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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After nearly two years of closure, Gaza’s Rafah crossing has reopened under tight Israeli controls. How is the crossing operating in practice? And what does this partial opening mean for the devastated state of Gaza’s health system, and for wounded patients and their families, and the fragile "ceasefire"?
In this episode:
Ali Harb (@Harbpeace), Al Jazeera Journalist
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Noor Wazwaz and Sarí el-Khalili with Melanie Marich, Tuleen Barakat, and our host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Tamara Khandaker and Alexandra Locke.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhemm. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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