A Stockton doctor returns from a two-week trip to Gaza offering emergency medical aid. Also, a Palestinian author and journalist visits Sacramento. Finally, observing Ramadan.

Stockton Doctor Returns from Gaza

A Stockton doctor born and raised in the West Bank has returned from Gaza, after spending two weeks leading a medical team to provide emergency aid to Palestinians trapped in a conflict between Israel and Hamas - as the death toll continues to climb and hundreds of thousands more are suffering starvation. Dr. Yousef Khelfa is the co-founder of the Palestinian American Medical Association and joins us with more about his humanitarian mission.

Palestinian Author Visits Sacramento

It has been over five months since Israel began bombing campaigns and military operations in Gaza, following the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7. Laila el-Haddad is a Palestinian author, social activist and journalist from Gaza, and spoke in Sacramento last week about the ongoing crisis. She joins Insight to share her perspective, as well as how she uses food to introduce and humanize the stories of Palestinians and keep the memories of family members killed in the conflict alive.

Ramadan

The holy month of Ramadan is now underway and practicing Muslims all over the world will unite in the ritual of daily fasting, worship, and charity. This year, Ramadan has increased meaning as the war between Israel and Hamas rages on. From famine to the intense loss of innocent lives, Dr. Hiba Hamdan, a Palestinian-American from Sacramento, joins us to discuss what Ramadan will be like globally, locally, and through a medical lens, in light of what’s happening in Gaza.