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The Gaza Chef

DIE ZEIT 6 Folgen Jul 15, 2026

The Gaza Chef tells the story of Mahmud Almadhoun, who ran a soup kitchen in the north of the Gaza Strip and was killed in November 2024. The podcast investigates why he had to die and uses his case to explore troubling developments in modern warfare. It is a journalistic examination from the German news outlet DIE ZEIT, reported in English for an international audience

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#5 The IDF Reaches out Jul 15, 2026 00:38:32 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 s

#4 The Centerpiece is "Lavender" Jul 15, 2026 00:34:08 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? The podcast team can be reached at GazaChef@zeit.de

#3 Inner Workings of a Secret Operation Jul 15, 2026 00:38:09 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

#2 The Sky in Flames Jul 15, 2026 00:41:19 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 dona

#1 Chef Mahmud – Death of a Source Jul 15, 2026 00:25:37 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 i

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