Rob Schmitz

Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day. Israel and Lebanon agreed on a ceasefire this week to pause more than a year of fighting. But in Gaza, Israeli airstrikes continue to pound the territory, where more than 40,000 people have been killed, most of them women and children, according to the health ministry there. And now people in Gaza have this to contend with.

Winter has arrived, and most families don't have a home or shelter. Joining us to discuss the latest in Gaza is NPR's international correspondent, Aya Batraoui, who's based in Dubai. Hey, Aya.

Winter has arrived, and most families don't have a home or shelter. Joining us to discuss the latest in Gaza is NPR's international correspondent, Aya Batraoui, who's based in Dubai. Hey, Aya.

Winter has arrived, and most families don't have a home or shelter. Joining us to discuss the latest in Gaza is NPR's international correspondent, Aya Batraoui, who's based in Dubai. Hey, Aya.

So, Aya, temperatures dropped into the 40s Fahrenheit at night in Gaza this week, and it began to rain. How are people surviving?

So, Aya, temperatures dropped into the 40s Fahrenheit at night in Gaza this week, and it began to rain. How are people surviving?

So, Aya, temperatures dropped into the 40s Fahrenheit at night in Gaza this week, and it began to rain. How are people surviving?

That sounds terrible. I mean, what do people have to protect themselves with?

That sounds terrible. I mean, what do people have to protect themselves with?

That sounds terrible. I mean, what do people have to protect themselves with?

So, Aya, why is it that people don't have proper shelter when aid groups have had months to prepare for winter?

So, Aya, why is it that people don't have proper shelter when aid groups have had months to prepare for winter?

So, Aya, why is it that people don't have proper shelter when aid groups have had months to prepare for winter?

This just sounds like a completely dismal situation. What else do you know about the attack on the aid truck that you just mentioned?

This just sounds like a completely dismal situation. What else do you know about the attack on the aid truck that you just mentioned?

This just sounds like a completely dismal situation. What else do you know about the attack on the aid truck that you just mentioned?

That's NPR's Aya Batraoui. Aya, thank you so much for bringing this to us.

That's NPR's Aya Batraoui. Aya, thank you so much for bringing this to us.

That's NPR's Aya Batraoui. Aya, thank you so much for bringing this to us.

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