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.

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