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Surviving genocide, and Gaza's bitter winter

Feb 12, 2025 | 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.
‘The sea is forbidden’: Gaza’s fishermen remain steadfast against Israeli attacks

Feb 6, 2025 | 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.
Gaza starves amid Israeli blockade

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.
Inside Sudan's counter-revolution

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.
With nowhere left to turn, Gaza's refugees shelter in hospitals

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.
'Even their medics are Nazis'

Dec 19, 2024 | therealnews.com | Ruwaida Amer |Belal Awad |Leo Erhadt

Dogs. Hunger. Humiliation. Beatings. Rape. The testimony of survivors from Sde Teiman, Israel’s torture camp for Palestinians based in the Negev Desert, paint a consistent portrait of inhumanity and savagery with few parallels in modern history. The Real News reports from the Gaza Strip, where Sde Teiman survivor Rafik Hamdi Darwish Yasin shares his experience at the hands of his Israeli captors.
'We're experiencing loss everyday'

Dec 18, 2024 | therealnews.com | Ruwaida Amer |Belal Awad |Leo Erhadt

As of Oct. 7, 2023, Israel has attacked 162 healthcare facilities in Gaza and rendered 114 hospitals and clinics inoperable. In the midst of starvation by siege, daily bombardment, and threats to their lives, Gaza’s remaining healthcare workers continue to care for the sick and wounded. The Real News reports from Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital and Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in the Gaza Strip.
'The people will save the people': Rage and solidarity in the wake of Spain's floods

Dec 16, 2024 | therealnews.com | Belal Awad |Leo Erhadt

On October 29, the Spanish town of Paiporta, Valencia, was swept by more rain in four hours than it had received in the past three years. The resulting torrent gutted the entire community, killing over 200 residents. While Valencians have banded together to survive and rebuild, their solidarity of necessity is accompanied by a simmering fury at the government’s failures. The Real News reports from Valencia, Spain.
India ignites in anti-rape protests after doctor's murder. Are authorities covering up the truth?

Nov 18, 2024 | therealnews.com | Belal Awad |Leo Erhadt

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Gaza's orphans speak

Nov 13, 2024 | therealnews.com | Ruwaida Amer |Belal Awad |Leo Erhadt

One of the clearest signs of Israel’s genocidal intent in Gaza has been its unrelenting, targeted attacks on children and families. Israel has slaughtered more than 11,000 Palestinian children over the past year, and there are also over 17,000 children who have lost their parents and caretakers. These orphans have been largely embraced by their communities, but must still find a way to survive the war without their closest loved ones.