As the situation is an emergency, residents Gauze struggling to survive in the rubble and war-torn buildings, while they risk their lives to pick mulberry leaves to eat.
A scene unfolding across the enclave as Palestinians face a hunger crisis.
“It’s terrorist to walk around when there’s still bombing,” said Al-Shanbari, who like many Gazans risks his life to find food.
Ahmed’s wife, Fatima, he washes the leaves and boils them on a makeshift stove.
“He can’t stand any of it, neither the taste nor the color,” she said. Fatima stuffs the leaves with rice and spices, hoping to convince her children to tolerate the bitter taste. However, the pickle remains.
Mulberry leaves are used as animal feed, says Fátima. “But what can we do?”
The war began when gunmen from the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,200 people and taking more than 250 prisoners, according to Israeli figures.
At least 38,000 Palestinians have been killed
Nine months later, Gaza health authorities say at least 38,000 Palestinians have been killed.
The Al-Shanbari family of eight is struggling to survive, like many Palestinians in Gaza, where 2.3 million people live in one of the most densely populated areas in the world, facing shortages of food, water, medicine and fuel.
In a July 9 statement, a group of UN human rights experts said the famine had spread throughout the enclave. Israel’s diplomatic mission in Geneva said the announcement was “disinformation.”
According to Gaza health authorities, at least 33 children have died due to malnutrition, mainly in the northern areas.
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