Gazans ‘collapsing in streets from hunger’ as starvation reaches ‘catastrophic levels’
A mother from Gaza has described how she often returns home to her children empty-handed due to the extreme shortage of food in Gaza.
It comes as humanitarian agency ActionAid warned the number of those facing starvation in the enclave has reached “catastrophic levels”.
In comments to ActionAid, the mother said: “As a working woman, hunger exhausts me more than work itself. I return each day empty-handed, with nothing to feed my children.
“Bread is beyond reach, and tears are no longer enough to calm our children. Hunger is not temporary; it lives with us.”
Alaa Abu Samra, ActionAid’s emergency response manager in Gaza, said mothers have been feeding their babies sugar water instead of formula, while children are “skeletal”.
“People are collapsing in the streets from hunger,” she said, adding: “All food is either missing or unaffordable. Last night, the bombing was heavy, but hunger is the real weapon.
“The international community is complicit. Where are the aid trucks?
“Where are the sanctions that were promised? Instead of delivering relief, they’ve delivered a death sentence. Gaza is a nightmare, and this must end.”
