Before the outbreak of the current round of conflict, no Gazan thought that one day the radio would become a valuable channel for obtaining information. According to Agence France-Presse 27**, battery radios have been sold out of stock due to Israel's cutting off of electricity and fuel**, and ** have more than doubled.
According to the report, the current round of conflict has caused 2.4 million people in Gaza to lose electricity. Most local residents could not afford generators or solar panels, so computers, televisions and mobile phones were used as furnishings, and information was obtained only on battery-powered radios. A local shopkeeper said that there were too many radios in his storeroom to "eat ashes", but they were sold out within a week of the start of the conflict, "after all, the battery life is very long". Radios, which cost $7, have skyrocketed to $16 and are in short supply because few supplies are getting into Gaza. Another shopkeeper said it was because people wanted to know the news, to hear what was happening to their families as they were being bombed.
In response, the BBC Arabic and Al Jazeera have launched special channels, and the few residents who understand Hebrew also listen to Israeli radio. "The whole world is moving forward with modern technology, and only Gaza is going back, all the way back to the Stone Age," said one resident living in a tent. (Du Min).