Humanitarian crisis worsens as conflict continues amid communications blackout in Gaza

STORY: Humanitarian crisis worsens as conflict continues amid communications blackout in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 20, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:03 LOCATION: Gaza/Jerusalem CATEGORY: MILITARY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED ABU SIEF, Gaza resident 2. various of ruins in Gaza (shooting time: Jan. 15, 2023) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NOUR YASSIN, Gaza resident 4. various of ruins in Gaza (shooting time: Jan. 15, 2023) 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HATEM AL-GHAMRI, Mayor of Al-Maghazi 6. various of ruins in Gaza (shooting time: Jan. 15, 2023) 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): MOHAMED AL-HAYEK, Gaza resident 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): BAHAA AL-HAYEK, Gaza resident 9. various of Gazans trying to get communications and Internet services 10. STANDUP (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem STORYLINE: Gaza The Israel-Hamas conflict has ravaged the Gaza Strip for more than three months. Gaza health officials say more than 24,000 people have been killed in Gaza over the past thre

Climate change causes wheat harvest losses for Gazan farmers

STORY: Climate change causes wheat harvest losses for Gazan farmers DATELINE: June 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:09 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Palestinian farmers harvesting wheat in Gaza 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): HAZEM SIEF, Farmer from Khan Younis City 3. various of Palestinian farmers harvesting wheat in Gaza 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): MOHAMMED FUSAIFIS, Farmer from Khan Younis City 5. various of Palestinian farmers harvesting wheat in Gaza STORYLINE: Local farmers from the Palestinian coastal enclave complained that they could hardly harvest the much-needed wheat, an indispensable food for 2.3 million Gazan people, as climate change has severely impacted their crops. The annual wheat crop decreased by 1,000 tons from last year's yield of 5,000 tons due to the delayed winter and unreliable rainfall, according to Mohammed Odeh, a senior official at the Hamas-run Agriculture Ministry in Gaza. Hazem Sief, a farmer from Khan Younis City south of Gaza, told Xinhua