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In Gaza, thousands of people crowd the Rashid Street, desperate for food aid. Abeer Safi, a displaced woman from the Zeitoun neighborhood, shares her harrowing experience: “I used to easily receive aid distributed by the UN. Now, we receive nothing.” The situation has severely deteriorated following the loss of her husband in the conflict, leaving her to care for her children amid an unprecedented crisis.
The scene is heartbreaking. Men, women, and children, marked by hunger and fatigue, struggle to obtain the scant supplies available. Despite the United Nations claiming to have resources to assist all those in need, it continues to call for the lifting of the restrictions imposed by Israel on the entry and distribution of aid in the Strip.
The risk of losing one’s life has become a daily reality. Fayza al-Turmisi, displaced from Shuja’iyya, describes a pressing situation where bullets fly through the air and residents are forced to drop to the ground: “If you raise your head, you get hit. If you stay on the ground, bullets fall around you,” she narrates.
The food shortage has led to extreme and heartbreaking situations. Mohammed Mudaris, a seven-year-old boy, expresses his tragedy: “I’m the oldest of my siblings. My father died yesterday in an airstrike. I try to ask someone for a plate of flour or something to eat.” Despite the profound pain, his family responsibility compels him to stay strong.
Women face especially severe challenges. Asma Masoud, who cares for a paralyzed husband, is forced to go out and risk her life in search of food for her children. “We never receive the aid that is rightfully ours,” she notes, highlighting the corruption in the distribution, where some youth sell the aid at prices unreachable for needy families.
The situation worsens with warnings of an impending famine. International organizations are alerting to the alarming rise in malnutrition rates among children, with the UN reporting at least 147 deaths from hunger and malnutrition, including 88 children.
The chaotic food distribution exacerbates the humanitarian crisis. The civilian population finds itself trapped between the dangers of conflict and the desperate struggle to survive. Amid all this suffering, Enaam Siam, a mother of six orphaned children, poses a troubling question: “Why doesn’t aid go to warehouses and get distributed via text message? If I’m killed, who will take care of my children?”
The international community faces the urgent challenge of establishing a fair distribution mechanism in the midst of a devastating humanitarian crisis, where hope crumbles day by day.
Referrer: MiMub in Spanish
