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

Initiatives launched to cook food for poor people amid Ramadan in Gaza

STORY: Initiatives launched to cook food for poor people amid Ramadan in Gaza DATELINE: April 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:27 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Walid al-Hattab cooking in Gaza 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): WALID AL-HATTAB, Resident in Gaza 3. various of young men cooking in al-Nusairat refugee camp 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AMJAD MAJDALAWI, Resident in al-Nusairat refugee camp STORYLINE: Some locals in the Gaza Strip have launched charity initiatives to cook food for poor families during the holy month of Ramadan. The organizers said that "such meals can help the needy families to prepare food for their kids during Ramadan." Walid al-Hattab, a 58-year-old Palestinian man, cooks a soup called "Garisha" with minced wheat, lamb meat, and onions, for the poor families in the poverty-stricken al-Shujaeya neighborhood in Gaza city during Ramadan. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): WALID AL-HATTAB, Resident in Gaza "For the tenth year in a row, I have been cooking and serving food to fa