At present, the conflict between Palestine and Israel in the Gaza Strip is still ongoing, due to the long-term shortage of electricity and fuel supply in the Gaza Strip, power outages and network outages have become the norm, and radio broadcasters have returned to the lives of the people in Gaza and have become an important way for them to obtain information.
Before the outbreak of the current round of large-scale Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Daoudi, who deals in electronics in the Gaza Strip, could not have imagined that the dusty radios on the shelves would suddenly become so popular.
Owner Daoudi: We don't have enough radios and batteries, we used to have a warehouse stock, but these stocks have long been sold out, and now we sell many of the radios that are defective. As an alternative, we also started selling old phones, but even old phones started to be insufficient.
Radios are not available, and mobile phones with long standby times and the ability to listen to the radio can also come in handy. Today, power outages have become part of daily life in the Gaza Strip, and televisions and computers at home have become furnishings. In this context, listening to radio broadcasts on the radio has become the most important way for many people to get news. Local residents say that without the broadcast, they would not even be able to know what is going on around them and where the conflict has been.
Local resident Muhammad: I let my children and neighbors know what is going on around me by listening to the radio in Arabic and Hebrew.
Hashem, a local resident: Now there is no electricity, no internet, no communication, and people need to get the news, know where the bombs are going to explode, so people start using the radio to get information.
Residents say the world is moving forward with modern technology, but the war in the Gaza Strip has forced them to step back and fall behind the times.
Editor/Yingqi Xiong