Gaza's 'white walkers': The deadly task of getting flour

WBUR

Published August 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM EDT

For multiple days, more people are killed trying to get food in Gaza than in Israeli air strikes, medics say

NPR’s Aya Batrawy reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

NPR News

WEKU depends on support from those who view and listen to our content. There's no paywall here. Please support WEKU with your donation.

Contribute now

Related Content

NPR News

Ukrainians want an end to Russia's war, but remain wary of the Trump-Putin meeting

Greg Myre

Many Ukrainians want an end to years of war, but are reacting with wariness to President Trump's upcoming meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin.
Argentina is an example of what happens when a country manipulates inflation data

Sally Helm

Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics head. In Argentina, the government manipulated the inflation rate. Economists went rogue to calculate the real rate, and people lost trust in the numbers.
Trump's move to end TPS rattles health care workers who tend to the sick and elderly

Andrea Hsu

The Trump administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for people from a number of countries has rattled health care workers who tend to the sick and elderly.
President Trump is upending global trade as we know it. What comes next?

Vincent Acovino

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with former US trade representative and Council on Foreign Relations President Michael Froman about how global trade moves forward in the midst of President Trump's tariffs.
Ants could teach humans a thing or two about teamwork

Avery Keatley

When more humans participate in a game of tug-o-war, each individual puts in less effort. But the opposite is true in weaver ants, according to new research in the journal Current Biology.