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On Point | Podcast

Gaza's widening humanitarian crisis

On Point | Podcast

WBUR

Talk Show, Daily News, News, Npr, On Point, Daily

4.23.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Gaza’s health care system has collapsed. Food and water are scarce. More than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed so far in the Israel-Hamas war, as international pressure for a broader ceasefire rises. Maria Abi-Habib, Hiba Tibi and Merissa Khurma join Meghna Chakrabarti.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is on point. I'm Magnachach Rabardi. So I'd be Saudh

0:14.0

Saudh al-Medun lives in Gaza.

0:17.0

After some effort, our producer Dan Ackerman was able to connect with him last night

0:22.0

over an unstable

0:23.3

WhatsApp connection.

0:26.2

Yes, Paul.

0:28.3

Yeah, he, but he.

0:32.3

Unfortunately, I have a very poor internet connection due to the current situation and the current circumstances, but if you are hearing me well, I can describe you a little bit about the

0:48.6

humanitarian situation currently in Gaza.

0:52.0

Are you here? Are you here?

0:55.0

Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th.

0:58.0

It's been just over one month since Israel's retaliatory bombardment of Gaza began.

1:04.0

Saeed told us that his first, most urgent need

1:08.0

was to try to keep his children safe and calm.

1:11.0

His oldest child is 12, the youngest one-year-old. So every

1:16.7

time they were overwhelmed by the sounds of bombs exploding or ambulances

1:20.9

rushing by, Saeed tried to make a game of it

1:24.2

for his five young children.

1:25.9

I tried to make some games together

1:31.0

when we are hearing embarrassment.

1:33.2

It's like the games in the sky.

1:36.4

Don't worry.

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