JERUSALEM — Sitting in a tent in southern Gaza, Palestinian food blogger Hamada Shaqoura surveys cans of beans and tinned meat and longs for something that could conjure a sense of home.
Before the war, before his house was destroyed and his family uprooted three times, the 32-year-old was a YouTuber reviewing Gaza City's buzziest burger, pizza and noodle spots.To satisfy his craving for comfort food on a war-rations diet, he taught himself to cook using food aid packages and whatever fresh vegetable he can scrounge up.
More than 30 Palestinians have died from malnutrition since Hamas's October 7 attack on southern Israel set off the war that has devastated infrastructure across Gaza.Israel denies any starvation and blames the United Nations and aid agencies for ineffectively distributing supplies.But Palestinians have told AFP of being forced to skip meals and having to boil weeds for their children to survive.
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