Fears of famine grow in Gaza as aid agencies suspend deliveries

A dire food and water shortage is putting many in Gaza at risk of infection and death, according to aid groups.

JERUSALEM — As crowds of hungry people crowded around a food distribution point in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, Magdy Hussein waited patiently in line, a dignified figure amid the chaos.

His wait proved in vain — the food ran out before he reached the front.

“For the love of God, every time we come, we leave with nothing,” Hussein said to the young men dishing out the soup, as he was filmed by an NBC News crew last week. “Please, every time I tell you, I have 25 people at home.”

“What kind of life is this?” Hussein, who is in his 60s, wondered aloud to no one in particular.

Magdy Hussein waits in line for food in Gaza. NBC NewsHussein’s situation underscores a bleak reality for many in Gaza, as the Israeli military’s ground invasion and aerial bombardment continues. A dire food and water shortage is putting many at risk of infection and death, according to aid groups that have repeatedly stressed difficulties in delivering aid due to the intensity of hostilities.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/fears-famine-grow-gaza-aid-agencies-suspend-deliveries-rcna140175

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