“Everything’s running out“ — Refaat Alareer live from the Gaza Strip

“We are fine; struggling like everybody else in Gaza, especially in Gaza City and the north, with barely any food, water sources, everything running out,” Refaat Alareer told us on the 30 November 2023 livestream. Refaat is a writer, educator and longtime contributor to The Electronic Intifada. He joined us for a few minutes before the electricity cut out. “Even the aid that made its way into Gaza is not enough for my extended family, perhaps, to eat in a week. And most of it – I took footage of some of the trucks by the way, they’re not trucks, they’re probably half trucks or a quarter of a truck, and mostly water bottles.” “What we need is electricity, fuel, cooking gas and flour. These are the four priorities. And we barely had any of these, and many people will not be getting any of this because there are too many people,” he said. Refaat explained that there are still about 800,000 Palestinians in Gaza City and other areas in the northern part of Gaza. “That’s too many people with too few resources,” he said. He said that he was able to see what was left of his family’s house in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, Gaza City. “It’s complete and utter destruction. I’m not sure how this is going to end. But with what we have now, it’s complete and utter destruction.“ “Again, I keep citing World War II as a reference – the destruction we see in pictures is happening right in front of our eyes,“ Reefat noted. You can watch the entire broadcast here: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐚𝐝𝐚 Visit our website for more reporting: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Soundcloud: Spotify: Apple Podcasts: #TheElectronicIntifada #TheElectronicIntifadaPodcast