Leo Erhadt

2 months ago | therealnews.com | Belal Awad |Leo Erhadt |Ruwaida Amer

As a fragile ceasefire falters in Gaza, millions of displaced Palestinians are still without adequate shelter. Exposure and hypothermia now present grave threats to people’s survival. The Real News reports from the Gaza Strip. Producer: Belal Awad, Leo ErhardtVideographer: Ruwaida Amer, Mahmoud Al MashharawiVideo Editor: Leo ErhardtRANIA HAMD AL-HISI The cold. What can I say? The situation is dire. It’s very cold. Look, we’re living on the street. We’re living on a street.

2 months ago | therealnews.com | Belal Awad |Leo Erhadt |Ruwaida Amer

Despite their coastal location, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip can only count on the sea for part of their diet. Israeli warships blockade Gaza as part of its overall siege of the strip, and in doing so prevent Palestinian fishermen from venturing into deeper waters. Risking injury and death, which are routine, Gaza’s fishermen persevere nonetheless—fighting to not only preserve their livelihoods, but their heritage and identity as well.

Jan 6, 2025 | therealnews.com | Belal Awad |Leo Erhadt |Ruwaida Amer

Israel’s deliberate campaign of starvation in Gaza is exacting a punishing toll on its people. Just 30 aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip a day in November, according to Al Jazeera—a far cry what is needed to feed the area’s 2 million people. In North Gaza Governate, where a vicious campaign of ethnic cleansing is underway, just 12 of 34 permitted aid trucks have arrived since Oct. 6, according to Oxfam.

Dec 20, 2024 | therealnews.com | Belal Awad |Leo Erhadt

With over 10 million displaced people, Sudan’s civil war has turned the country into the source of the largest refugee population on earth. Yet the conflict in Sudan is not merely a contest for power between two military factions—it’s also a counter-revolution seeking to undo the gains of the democratic movement’s victories from 2018-2022. The Real News speaks with Sudanese author and political analyst Kholood Khair on the situation in her country.

Dec 20, 2024 | therealnews.com | Belal Awad |Leo Erhadt |Ruwaida Amer

Nearly all of Gaza’s population of 2 million people have been displaced by the last 14 months of Israeli genocide. At the same time, Israeli bombing has destroyed over two thirds of the Strip’s buildings, leaving the majority of people without adequate shelter. While many live in tents, some are eking out an existence in the remaining hospitals, many of which are now doubling as refugee camps.