15.07.2026 • 38 Min.

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 GazaChef@zeit.de 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