The war between Israel and Hamas has passed the five-month mark. As millions of muslims mark the holy month of Ramadan, the holiday comes in the shadow of the war. A quarter of the population in Gaza is starving, according to the United Nations.
At the same time, Israel’s top military spokesperson suggested, for the first time publicly, that it has a plan to evacuate many of the more than 1 million Gazans who have fled to Rafah in southern Gaza. That plan, which the U.S. said it has not seen any details of yet, comes days after President Joe Biden said that he will send U.S. troops to create a temporary pier to deliver food into Gaza.
The United States has made a few airdrops of aid to Gaza, though aid organizations warn that there are more efficient, safer ways to get aid into the besieged Gaza Strip.
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00:00 – Introduction
00:34 – Ramadan worldwide
02:50 – Ramadan in Gaza
09:40 – Aid concerns
15:32 – Pregnancy challenges
23:36 – A view from the EU
