Palestinians struggle to feed their families as Israel blocks Gaza aid for nearly 60 days

Palestinians struggle to feed their families as Israel blocks Gaza aid for nearly 60 days


In the sprawling tent camp outside the southern city of Khan Younis, Mariam al-Najjar and her mother-in-law emptied four cans of peas and carrots into a pot and boiled it over a wood fire. The four cans of peas and carrots in the al-Najjars’ Friday meal totaled about 1,000 calories, according to label information — not counting the rice they also ate – split among 11 people, including six children between the ages of 6 and 14. The World Food Program said Friday it delivered its last food stocks to the 47 kitchens it supports — the biggest in Gaza — which it said will run out of meals to serve within days.

Author: Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press, Lee Keath, Associated Press


Published at: 2025-04-27 22:25:34

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