Palestinians in Gaza increasingly suffer to feed their kids
Amid Israel’s ongoing blockade, war-weary Palestinians in Gaza have increasingly suffered to feed their children as famine looms in the coastal territory. No aid entered Gaza for more than two months. Markets have almost run out of food. (AP Video: Mohammad Jahjouh / Production: Wafaa Shurafa)
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Edan Alexander’s release is the first since Israel shattered an 8-week ceasefire with Hamas in March when it unleashed fierce strikes on Gaza which have killed hundreds.
Hospital patients are among the most vulnerable as Palestinians across Gaza struggle to feed themselves, with Israel’s blockade on food and other supplies entering the territory now in its third month.
Nearly 500,000 Palestinians are facing possible starvation, living in “catastrophic†levels of hunger, and 1 million others can barely get enough food, says a leading international authority.
