(UPDATE) JERUSALEM — Sitting in a tent in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian food blogger Hamada Shaqoura surveys cans of beans and tinned meat, and longs for something that could conjure a sense of home.
JERUSALEM — Sitting in a tent in the southern Gaza Strip, 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.
HungerWhile the United Nations has not officially declared famine in Gaza, experts say hunger is rampant in the Israeli-besieged territory with little food aid reaching its 2.4 million population.More than 30 Palestinians have died from malnutrition since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on southern Israel set off the war that has devastated infrastructure across the Strip.Israel denies any starvation and blames the UN and aid agencies for ineffectively distributing supplies.
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