Palestinian children waiting for food (Reuters)
“We were displaced from the north because of hunger.” This is the most famous phrase repeated in the testimonies of children and adults who were displaced from northern to southern Gaza, in search of food due to the Israeli siege on the northern Gaza Strip.
Journalist Hani Abu Rizq published a video clip - via his Instagram account - of the testimony of 3 fraternal children who left Gaza due to hunger. The eldest child spoke about their exodus journey from Gaza City to Deir al-Balah, and the eldest child Saad said that their father preceded them to the south 4 months ago, and that they They stayed with their mother and brother, who were martyred in the Israeli bombing.
The child Saad added that they left with a group of people from the industrial area to the south, and during their displacement, the occupation forces stopped them at the checkpoint for two hours, and then they separated the men from the women and children and allowed them to complete the road.
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There are dozens of stories similar to the story of the three children suffering from hunger, due to the starvation policy that Israel imposes on the people of Gaza, as journalist Hani Abu Rizq published another video clip of a man who was displaced from the north to the south due to hunger, and commented on it by saying: “Consider the condition of this man, and he "You may understand some of what is happening in the northern Gaza Strip."
The video showed the man's state of fatigue, exhaustion, and pale face, who said that the famine that is devastating the northern Gaza Strip cannot be described.
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In another video, a girl named Hanan appeared coming from the north to the south, and she summarized the situation with two words, “like asphalt,” and added that hunger led them to the south.
The Gazan photographer “Abd” says: Today I was able to reach the nearest point on Al-Rashid Street in the north of the #Gaza Strip, and I met this family that was displaced from the north of the Strip, and hunger and fear appeared on their features.
Hanan says: “We were not afraid of the army, but of hunger.”
- Hunger is an infidel, brothers.. Hunger is in her tired eyes
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Photographer Muhammad Shaheen posted a video clip - via his Instagram account - of a girl from the northern Gaza Strip who had not eaten since the morning, and the child said with tears on her cheeks that she wanted food.
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There are many clips and testimonies that tell of the suffering of the people of northern Gaza with hunger due to the Israeli siege imposed for months, which cannot be collected in a report.
Bloggers said that children in northern Gaza are dying of hunger, and there is a girl who eats lemon and salt to satisfy her hunger due to the lack of all foodstuffs, such as wheat, flour, and rice, as a result of the ongoing occupation siege on the Strip and the lack of aid entering. They called for lifting the siege on northern Gaza, or dropping food aid. On the people in the north.
Children in northern Gaza are falling and dying from hunger. There was a little girl who ate lemon and salt to satisfy her hunger due to the lack of all foodstuffs, such as wheat, flour, and rice, as a result of the occupation’s ongoing siege on the Strip and the lack of aid entering..
Lift the siege on northern Gaza, send food aid to the north. Oh Arabs
- Shahed (@shahedhu) February 23, 2024
Doctors at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City announced the death of the infant, Muhammad Fattouh (45 days old), as a result of severe nutritional deficiency and his not drinking milk for several days.
Dr. Muhammad Al-Sheikh - who received the baby - said that he was suffering from severe dehydration, due to famine and lack of food in northern Gaza.
He added that this is one of the cases of children who arrive daily at Al-Shifa Hospital suffering from severe dehydration and moderate to severe hypoglycemia, as a result of the siege imposed on northern Gaza for months.
Source: Al Jazeera + social networking sites