Palestinians prepare for Ramadan amid hopes for restoring peace in West Bank, Gaza

STORY: Palestinians prepare for Ramadan amid hopes for restoring peace in West Bank, Gaza DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:16 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people preparing for Ramadan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): MOHAMMED JARADA, Vendor 3. various of people preparing for Ramadan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): WAEL AL-SAADY, Vendor STORYLINE: Palestinians are preparing to mark the Islamic holy month of Ramadan that falls on Thursday amid hopes for restoring peace in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In Gaza, local residents are decorating their houses, streets, and shops with colored lights and lanterns to celebrate the upcoming holy month. Mohammed Jarada, a vendor of home decor accessories in the al-Zawiya market in Gaza, told Xinhua that he was happy as he had sold most of his goods days before Ramadan. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): MOHAMMED JARADA, Vendor "As Palestinian people, we do not feel the atmosphere of Ramadan except through Ramadan decorations. We import about 90 perc

Gazan beekeepers face up to challenges as climate change takes toll on honey production

STORY: Gazan beekeepers face up to challenges as climate change takes toll on honey production DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: GAZA CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Issam Jarada and his son Ibrahim Jarada working at the farm 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ISSAM JARADA, Beekeeper 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): IBRAHIM JARADA, Beekeeper STORYLINE: Climate change and environmental pollution have significantly hit honey production in the Gaza Strip, worsening the predicament faced by Gaza's honey producers. Issam Jarada, a local beekeeper complained that honey production in the region has been declining in the past 15 years as the number of hives and the honey yield per hive have both decreased. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ISSAM JARADA, Beekeeper "In the past, the production was abundant and the income was good. Since 15 years ago, climate change has negatively affected the production. And this year we face the most serious situation, as we lost a large amount of honey. Because there were depress