Gaza holds water ski event to mark 75th anniversary of Nakba Day

STORY: Gaza holds water ski event to mark 75th anniversary of Nakba Day DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Palestinians taking part in the water ski event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KHALDOUN ABU SALIM, Head of Palestinian Sailing and Rowing Federation in the Gaza Strip 3. various of Palestinians taking part in the water ski event 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): YOUSUF ABU GHANEM, Water skier 5. various of Palestinians taking part in the water ski event STORYLINE: Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday took part in a water ski event to mark the 75th anniversary of Nakba Day. Wearing Kofeia, a traditional headscarf for Palestinian men, the water skiers lifted the Palestinian flags and pulled them through a boat and into the seawater, and then performed a series of maneuvers in the water. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KHALDOUN ABU SALIM, Head of Palestinian Sailing and Rowing Federation in the Gaza Strip "We organize this event under the supervision

Skiing event held in Gaza

STORY: Skiing event held in Gaza DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gazans wearing Santa Clause dresses performing skiing in the sea 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KHALDOUN ABU SALIM, Head of PSRF 3. various of Gazans wearing Santa Clause dresses performing skiing in the sea 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED ABU GHANIM, Participant STORYLINE: On the occasion of Christmas and New Year holiday, a skiing event was held in Gaza. The event was organized by the Palestinian Sailing and Rowing Federation in the Gaza Strip (PSRF), as two young men wore "Santa Claus" costumes and performed a series of spectacular movements in the sea. "We launched this initiative event to send our congratulations to our Christian brothers on their Christmas and to inform the world that Gazans deserve love, coexistence, and life," Khaldoun Abu Salim, the head of PSRF told Xinhua. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KHALDOUN ABU SALIM, Head of PSRF "We organized this event today to celebra