Mother scavenges rubbish to feed children as Gaza faces famine

Islam Abu Taeima, a 40-year-old mother of five, says hunger has near her nary prime but to scour trash piles successful Gaza City. “We’re dying of hunger,” she said.

Her family is 1 of much than 2 cardinal Palestinians astatine consequence of famine aft 19 months of warfare and astir 3 months of Israel’s blockade.

Despite caller assistance allowed in, astir of it has grounded to scope nan people.

Once a UN worker, Islam now boils old breadstuff and leftovers to provender her children. “Starvation is nan biggest disease,” she says.