Posted on Dec 7, 2023
In southern Gaza, displaced families are struggling to find basic necessities
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In the south of Gaza, residents are unable to obtain enough food, water and medicine. Many displaced families coming from the north are living on the streets.
We speak to two women in Rafah about their daily struggles: journalism student Shahd Safi and psychologist Neda Al Zaeem.
We speak to two women in Rafah about their daily struggles: journalism student Shahd Safi and psychologist Neda Al Zaeem.
In southern Gaza, displaced families are struggling to find basic necessities
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Members here on RP need to realize we can support the civilians in Gaza without supporting Hamas and not be antisemitic.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."“It’s really crazy what we are going through,” she says. “No place can be considered as safe to get out, to buy something, as food, as water, as anything for basic life, any medication for elderly people or who have chronic diseases. So we are running of supplies, we are running of food, we are running of everything.”
After much pressure from the U.S. government, Israel agreed on Wednesday to send more desperately needed fuel to Gaza. But Safi says there’s still not enough food or water.
“My family, we receive only one package each three days,” Safi says. “And the last package we received was five bottles of water and some biscuits for five members. And you know, this is not enough for a day. So imagine that we have to go on with that for three days.”
There is a market right behind her family’s home, but even there, it’s hard to find any food.
“When I go there, even the canned food that I used to see is now very less, and the prices are being doubled and tripled every day,” she says. “Even water now is being sold much more than it used to be before the attack.”
Meanwhile, in the Rafah shelter, Al Zaeem laments the fact that even though they are right next to the border crossing with Egypt, it remains out of reach. It’s closed to her and most Palestinians.
“So we are talking about almost 2.3 million population, struggling alone, suffering a lot, and facing their fate in front of the most powerful and violent military in the world,” Al Zaeem says. “And I’m sorry to say that nobody cares outside. And if people are caring outside, they have nothing to influence the situation.”...
..."“It’s really crazy what we are going through,” she says. “No place can be considered as safe to get out, to buy something, as food, as water, as anything for basic life, any medication for elderly people or who have chronic diseases. So we are running of supplies, we are running of food, we are running of everything.”
After much pressure from the U.S. government, Israel agreed on Wednesday to send more desperately needed fuel to Gaza. But Safi says there’s still not enough food or water.
“My family, we receive only one package each three days,” Safi says. “And the last package we received was five bottles of water and some biscuits for five members. And you know, this is not enough for a day. So imagine that we have to go on with that for three days.”
There is a market right behind her family’s home, but even there, it’s hard to find any food.
“When I go there, even the canned food that I used to see is now very less, and the prices are being doubled and tripled every day,” she says. “Even water now is being sold much more than it used to be before the attack.”
Meanwhile, in the Rafah shelter, Al Zaeem laments the fact that even though they are right next to the border crossing with Egypt, it remains out of reach. It’s closed to her and most Palestinians.
“So we are talking about almost 2.3 million population, struggling alone, suffering a lot, and facing their fate in front of the most powerful and violent military in the world,” Al Zaeem says. “And I’m sorry to say that nobody cares outside. And if people are caring outside, they have nothing to influence the situation.”...
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Were we giving ourselves this same advise when our soldiers were fighting door to door?
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