Displaced people scramble for bread outside bakeries in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. EPA
Displaced people scramble for bread outside bakeries in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. EPA
There is a shortage of flour, and high prices if it is available, due to the Israeli military's continued closure of crossings into Gaza. EPA
There is a shortage of flour, and high prices if it is available, due to the Israeli military's continued closure of crossings into Gaza. EPA
Thousands of displaced people crowd in front of bakeries to obtain bread in light of the shortage of flour and the rise in its prices if it is available as a result of the continued closure of the crossings by the occupation army, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, 24 October 2024. More than 42,600 Palestinians and over 1,400 Israelis have been killed, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), since Hamas militants launched an attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October 2023, and the Israeli operations in Gaza and the West Bank which followed it. EPA / HAITHAM IMAD
Thousands of displaced people crowd in front of bakeries to obtain bread in light of the shortage of flour and the rise in its prices if it is available as a result of the continued closure of the crossings by the occupation army, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, 24 October 2024. More than 42,600 Palestinians and over 1,400 Israelis have been killed, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), since Hamas militants launched an attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October 2023, and the Israeli operations in Gaza and the West Bank which followed it. EPA / HAITHAM IMAD
The report highlights how '93 per cent of children and 96 per cent of pregnant and breastfeeding women are consuming fewer food groups daily, leading to households skipping meals'. EPA
The report highlights how '93 per cent of children and 96 per cent of pregnant and breastfeeding women are consuming fewer food groups daily, leading to households skipping meals'. EPA
Hundreds of displaced people crowd in front of bakeries to try to get bread in Khan Younis. EPA
Hundreds of displaced people crowd in front of bakeries to try to get bread in Khan Younis. EPA
Long queues for food in Khan Younis. Deaths from malnutrition have been reported in Gaza for months. EPA
Long queues for food in Khan Younis. Deaths from malnutrition have been reported in Gaza for months. EPA
Only a fraction of aid intended for Gaza has entered the strip since the war began. EPA
Only a fraction of aid intended for Gaza has entered the strip since the war began. EPA
There is still a high risk of famine in Gaza, with the number of people facing 'catastrophic' levels of hunger expected to nearly triple between November 2024 and April 2025, according to global food monitor the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. EPA
There is still a high risk of famine in Gaza, with the number of people facing 'catastrophic' levels of hunger expected to nearly triple between November 2024 and April 2025, according to global food monitor the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. EPA

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Desperate Gazans crowd bakeries for food amid catastrophic levels of hunger - in pictures

Food aid remains scarce due to the Israeli military's continued closure of crossings into the Gaza Strip

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October 24, 2024

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Place of birth: Kalba

Family: Mother of eight children and has 10 grandchildren

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