‘They scream in hunger’ – How Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza
8 months, 4 weeks ago

‘They scream in hunger’ – How Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Umm Hassan explains how the neighbouring tents barter food items. Day 1 On the first day, Umm Hassan prepared some mashed potatoes, canned luncheon meat, olives and a few pieces of flatbread. My husband wanted sugar in his tea, but I told him we must endure and be patient,” Umm Hassan smiles knowingly. Even on a good day, at around 570 calories per person, this is still around half of what a child would need per day. No normal-sized babies "Doctors are reporting that they no longer see normal-sized babies," UNFPA official Dominic Allen told journalists after visiting hospitals still providing maternity services in the north of Gaza, where the need is especially great.

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‘Entire days without food’: Fighting hunger in Gaza
1 week, 6 days ago

‘Entire days without food’: Fighting hunger in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Deir el-Balah and Khan Younis, Gaza, Palestine – Ghada al-Kafarna stood in line outside the community kitchen in central Gaza as she does every day. "For me, securing food and bread is a constant battle," the 41-year-old explained as hundreds of children, women and men jostled around her. Now the family, which was displaced from their home in Beit Hanoon …

Many in Gaza are eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues
1 month ago

Many in Gaza are eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Yasmin Eid coughs and covers her face, cooking a small pot of lentils over a fire fed with twigs and scrap paper in the tent she shares with her husband and four young daughters in the Gaza Strip. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print After being displaced five …

‘Stripped of our human dignity’: What it means to be hungry in Gaza
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Stripped of our human dignity’: What it means to be hungry in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera contributor describes what it is like to slowly starve alongside her family while struggling to survive under Israel’s relentless bombardment. My sister and mother wake up every morning and go to the market looking for any food they can find for my sister’s children, for my brother who goes to work, or for my mother who needs to …

Gaza’s food is running out amid Israel’s ‘war of starvation’
1 year, 1 month ago

Gaza’s food is running out amid Israel’s ‘war of starvation’

Al Jazeera  

The closure of crossings to the Gaza Strip, displacement of thousands and bombing of bakeries have worsened the food crisis. “People are reportedly resorting to unconventional eating, such as consuming combinations of raw onion and uncooked eggplant.” Since Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip on October 7, aid convoys have barely trickled through, meaning they can provide …

Displaced cook volunteers to feed 50 Gaza families amidst Israeli bombing
1 year, 1 month ago

Displaced cook volunteers to feed 50 Gaza families amidst Israeli bombing

Al Jazeera  

In one of the areas set up for displaced Palestinian families in Khan Younis, volunteer cooks aim to feed 500 people daily. Khan Younis – Among the dozens of tents set up for displaced Palestinian families by the United Nations-run training college in this city in southern Gaza, large metal cauldrons full of bubbling white beans in red sauce are …

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