As ceasefire negotiations stall and international efforts fall short, Palestinians in Gaza face dire shortages of basic necessities as they observe the holy month of Ramadan.
Palestinian children receive cooked food rations as part of a volunteer youth initiative in Rafah in the southern Gaza amid widespread hunger in the besieged territory. / Photo: AFP
But there was little to celebrate after five months of war that has killed over 30,000 Palestinians and left much of Gaza in ruins. "You don't see anyone with joy in their eyes," said Sabah al Hendi, who was shopping for food on Sunday in the southernmost city of Rafah."Every family is sad. Every family has a martyr.
The war has driven around 80 percent of Gaza's population of 2.3 million people from their homes and pushed hundreds of thousands to the brink of famine. Health officials say at least 20 people, mostly children, have died from malnutrition and dehydration in northern Gaza.
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