It's 20 p.m. in Beirut and 21 p.m. in Mecca, as the al-Jazeera clock reads on Thursday night. The Qatari channel's non-stop news segment focuses exclusively on the war in Gaza, the human toll of which - 10,569 killed, including 4,324 children - is constantly recalled.
With exclusivebanners, al-Jazeera immediately displayed its comparative advantage among its Arabic-speaking audience, for whom sympathy for the Palestinian cause was obvious. Thanks to the resources of Qatar - one of Hamas' backers - the channel has an almost exclusive presence on the ground and large technological resources.
Its star correspondent in the enclave lists the day's "massacres." Those who watch Wael al-Dahdouh are reminded of the images of his pain experienced live on 25 October as he mourned the remains of his wife, 15-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter, killed by Israeli shelling. On Thursday, artillery and air force targeted the areas of the city.
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