STORY: Heavy fighting continues across Gaza
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 5, 2023
DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:41
LOCATION: GAZA
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Deir al-Balah-related footage
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Local resident
3. various of Deir al-Balah-related footage

STORYLINE:

Heavy fighting is still ongoing across the Gaza Strip, impeding the desperately needed distribution of aid.

According to the United Nations, over the past three days, the delivery of water and flour was possible only to reach the area of Rafah near the Egyptian border due to the relentless bombardment of roads across the enclave.
   
At least 1.87 million Gazans have been forced to flee their homes since the start of the conflict, said the UN.

SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Local resident
This house is located in a civilian area. Displaced families and children lived here. The children were once playing safely in front of it. However, without any warning, they bombed the house with a missile that completely destroyed the area.

According to the Hamas-run media office on Tuesday evening, more than 16,248 people have been killed, of whom about 75 percent are children, women, and the elderly. At least 43,616 people, mostly children and women, were injured, while more than 7,600 others are still missing.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Gaza.
(XHTV)