STORY: Palestinian-Israeli conflict: Humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens as conflict intensifies
DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:07
LOCATION: Ramallah/Jerusalem/Cairo
CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY

SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah
2. STANDUP 2 (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem
3. STANDUP 3 (English): WANG HAO, Xinhua correspondent in Cairo

STORYLINE:

STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah
"Violence, blockade and rocket exchange between Hamas fighters and Israeli air forces continue as we speak, images showing the scale of destruction in Gaza are devastating. Fears have grown for most of Gaza's 2.3 million residents in the long-blockaded territory.
As Gaza loses power, the fear of crowded hospitals turning into morgues becomes more and more real with every passing minute while the Israeli energy minister vowed that Tel Aviv will not allow any essential resources or humanitarian aid to Gaza until all Israelis captured by Hamas fighters are released."

STANDUP 2 (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem
"As this round of large-scale Israeli-Palestinian conflicts entered the sixth day on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel, pledging support and more arms delivery to Israel. In a live broadcast statement alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Blinken said that more shipments of U.S. arms are 'on the way.' A cargo plane carrying the first shipment of advanced weaponry from the U.S. arrived in Israel on Tuesday."

STANDUP 3 (English): WANG HAO, Xinhua correspondent in Cairo
"Egypt said today (Thursday) that the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, the only one connected to the outside world for Gaza Strip, is functioning normally. Egypt calls on Israel not to attack the Palestinian side of the crossing infrastructure to ensure the emergency and humanitarian passage. In addition to that, a plane loaded with emergency supplies from Jordan arrived at Rafah crossing. That's good news for Gaza people. The international community is increasingly concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip after Israel cut off electricity and water supplies yesterday (Wednesday)."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ramallah/Jerusalem/Cairo.
(XHTV)