The article vividly recounts the painful experience of a family in Gaza, highlighting the severe food shortages due to an ongoing blockade. Video calls reveal shocking realities; the family survives on minimal food while coping with continuous violence. The author shares harrowing news of bombings in Gaza, leading to tragic loss among relatives. Statistics presented underline the escalating humanitarian toll, with death counts rising dramatically since October 2023. Personal emotions are woven through the narrative, emphasizing the shared crisis faced by families in conflict zones.
"On a normal day, a similar quantity of rice would have fed about two people, but, for seventy-five days, Israel had not allowed any trucks of food into Gaza."
"I felt panic," he told me. I know the feeling, because I experience it whenever my relatives call me from Gaza.
The final death toll on May 15th was a hundred and forty-three, bringing the total since October 7th to more than fifty-three thousand, according to health officials in Gaza.
"We let ourselves imagine there is salad and some chicken and pickles as we chew the rice."
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