My children haven’t eaten for a week’
The search for food is getting increasingly desperate in Gaza.
A bag of flour could cost Palestinian aid seekers their life, but they say there is no other option. “I’ve come all this way, risking my life for my children. They haven’t eaten for a week,” said Smoud Wahdan, carrying her infant in her arms. “I’ve been suffering from a lack of food, moving from place to place looking for something to eat. At the very least, I’ve been looking for a piece of bread for my children.”
Tahani, another displaced woman in Gaza City, pleaded for help. “I came to get flour, to look for food to feed my children. I have a child who has cancer,” she said. “I wish God’s followers would wake up and see all these people. They are dying.”
Whilst the war in Gaza continues to shock the world, in Italy, calls for boycotting Israeli products are growing to an unprecedented extent - rekindling controversy. Brands are picking sides and products are disappearing from the shelves with partisan alternatives emerging. Report by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Italy, Natalia Mendoza - with Tommaso Marro and Charlotte Davan Wetton.
Several thousand protesters rallied outside Downing Street on July 25, banging pots and pans to condemn the deepening hunger crisis in Gaza. With powerful testimonies and emotional scenes, the protest brought traffic to a halt — even trapping a tourist bus — and drew support from actors Juliet Stevenson and Khalid Abdalla.
