Also the moldy bread it is considered precious by the displaced families of the Gaza Strip, where the population is suffering from hunger due to lack of food and water. “Once upon a time we would have thrown away spoiled food, now we keep it for hungry children. It will be useful in moments of crisis” the 48-year-old Mutaz tells the operators Oxfam. Together with his family he took refuge in the area of Al-Mawasi, an area declared safe by the Israeli army. “They told us to come here, they promised us help but there is a lack of blankets, mattresses, food and water. When it rains, water enters the tent and we are forced to use our bodies to protect the flour. A 25 kilo bag of flour is now expensive 150 dollars and that’s enough for two days. Can you believe it? We live here and we are surrounded by bombings that they don’t let us sleep“. According to estimates by the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the south of the Strip, in the area of RafahThey are one million and 200 thousand people. Four times that of the pre-war period. The living conditions are dramatic. UNRWA is working to provide aid to civilians, but the agency’s staff faces continued Israeli attacks.
The story is part of a series of testimonies collected by Oxfam operators and managers in Gaza who ilfattoquotidiano.it decided to publish. The goal is to have a first-person account from civilians in Gaza, those who are currently paying the highest price for the conflict.
THE PETITION – There will be no significant humanitarian response without an immediate ceasefire. This is why Oxfam has launched an urgent appeal to the Italian government and European leaders which can be joined on:
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