Displaced Gazans in fear amid new round of Gaza-Israel hostilities

STORY: Displaced Gazans in fear amid new round of Gaza-Israel hostilities DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:18 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of explosionsvarious of people in panicSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NADIA SHAMALAKH, Resident in GazaSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): FAWZIA SHAMLAKH, Resident in Gazavarious of ruined buildings STORYLINE: For the second day in a row, Gaza's coastal enclave, home to more than 2.3 million people, is witnessing a military escalation between the Israeli army and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. On Friday, the Israeli army assassinated the commander of Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Tayseer al-Jaabari after targeting a residential apartment in a tower where he held a meeting with his assistants, according to a statement issued by the army. Following this, the Israeli army launched dozens of air attacks on military sites and residential buildings, claiming that they belonged to the movement and its activists. On Saturday, the Isra

Slack Eid business disheartens Palestinian retailers amid tough economy

STORY: Slack Eid business disheartens Palestinian retailers amid tough economy DATELINE: May 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:11 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of street view in GazaSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED DAHALAN, Gaza-based clothing retailerSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAHMOUD SAADALLAH, Customer in GazaSOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): REEM HASAN, Customer in GazaSOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): MOHAMMED BOWAITEL, Vendor in Ramallah STORYLINE: In the run-up to Eid al-Fitr, which begins on Monday, only a few clients were seen in the shops on Gaza's Omar al-Mukhtar Street, showing a sharp contrast with previous years, when shoppers would rush to the markets for food after 30 days of fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Mohammed Dahalan, a Gaza-based clothing retailer, said he has sold barely half of the merchandise he imported from China and Turkey for the festival that marks the end of the Ramadan. "Customers come into the store to look at the clothes but do not buy anything. They