The zone has long been crowded by Palestinians seeking refuge from bombardment but the situation grows more dire by the day.
Displaced Palestinians at a food distribution center in Deir al Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Young girls screamed and elbowed each other in a crush of bodies in southern Gaza , trying desperately to reach the front of the food line. Men doled out rice and chicken as fast as they could, platefuls of the nourishment falling to the ground in the tumult.
Another displaced Palestinian, Adham Hijazi, said: “I have started thinking that if there is no food, I will go and drink seawater to endure it. I am talking seriously. I will drink water and salt.” “There were 32 people in my tent. Now there are almost 50 people, people I don’t know,” he said. “A week ago, there was a lot of food left over. We had breakfast, lunch and dinner. Today, because of the number of people who came here, it is barely enough for lunch.”In August alone, the evacuation orders have been issued roughly every two days and displaced nearly 250,000 people, the U.N. said.
The war began on Oct. 7, when Hamas militants blew past Israel’s border, killing around 1,200 people and taking about 250 others hostage. Israel’s retaliatory offensive has now killedWater has been another casualty of the evacuations. The U.N. says the water supply in Deir al-Balah has decreased by at least 70% since the recent wave of evacuations began, as pumps and desalination plants are caught within evacuation zones.Meanwhile, aid groups say it is only growing more difficult to offer help.
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