Gazans cook with firewood as Israeli airstrikes, fuel shortage force closure of bakeries
STORY: Gazans cook with firewood as Israeli airstrikes, fuel shortage force closure of bakeries
DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:05
LOCATION: GAZA
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Palestinians waiting in line
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED NASSAR, Local resident
3. various of supplies in Gaza Strip
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED ABU SHAMALAH, Local resident
STORYLINE:
In Rafah city of Gaza Strip, Nedal al-Ashqar and his wife Wafaa cooked a family meal with firewood, despite the fear that Israeli aerial surveillance could mistake the smoke as a military target.
"We have some flour, enough for two weeks, but we don't have enough gas and electricity to bake them," said the couple newly move from al-Shujaeya, a populous neighborhood in Gaza City to escape the heavy Israeli bombardment.
"Mostly, I'm worried that an Israeli fighter jet may attack our house because of the smoke raised from the firewood," al-Ashqar said. "Even if we survive an attack, I don't have enough cash to buy more f
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- ILEA001909172
- Registered date
- 2023/10/26 00:00:00
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- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
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