After weeks of Israeli bombardment, and now a ground invasion, Gaza is in desperate need of food, water, fuel and electricity. We hear about the humanitarian crisis on the ground.
Today, a first hand account of the conditions at the center of Gaza from Amjad Shawa, coordinator for the Palestinian NGO Network.
Details on the UN World Food Program’s struggle ... Show More
Yesterday
Gunshots, arson, threats: B.C.’s extortion crisis
<p>After meeting on the sidelines of the G20 in South Africa, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have announced they would restart trade talks.</p><p><br></p><p>It’s a long way from where the two countries have been for the last several years. Rela ... Show More
31m 37s
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A Deadly Aid Delivery and Growing Threat of Famine in Gaza
<p>Late last week, an effort to get food into northern Gaza turned deadly, as thousands of desperate Gazans descended on aid trucks, and Israeli troops tasked with guarding those trucks opened fire.</p><p>Exactly how people died, and who was responsible, remains contested. Hiba Y ... Show More
29m 45s
Dec 2023
Humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza as Israel-Hamas fighting continues
The United Nations’ top humanitarian relief coordinator says the situation in Gaza keeps getting “more apocalyptic” and “people are being ordered to move again, with little to survive on, forced to make one impossible choice after another.” According to a UN agency, more than 80% ... Show More
43m 50s