Gazans in survival mode with cold nights and food rations - BBC News

The BBC speaks to people in Gaza who are scouring markets for food and working in overcrowded hospitals.

2 days agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Children are among those who are relying on charities and volunteers for food handouts in GazaBy Alice Cuddy in Jerusalem & Amira MhadhbiBBC News and BBC ArabicThis morning dawned with news of US President Joe Biden's hopes for an imminent ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, but many on the Gaza Strip could not think beyond scraping together breakfast.

"Before the war we used to buy bread, now we make it," said 26-year-old journalist Aseel Mousa.

The BBC has spent the day following the lives of people across Gaza - as they scoured markets for food, worked in overcrowded hospitals and tried to keep their children entertained.

There were periods where we did not hear from our contacts - messages remained on one tick on WhatsApp and phone calls went to voicemail.

The Israel-Gaza war erupted on 7 October when Hamas gunmen infiltrated southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking 253 others hostage.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68419581

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