Palestinian children receive donated food at a distribution center in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

In Gaza, babies are going without formula milk. Water shortages have reached critical levels. According to the United Nations, thousands of children have become malnourished, with most people barely eating one meal a day.

Mahmoud Shalabi lives in northern Gaza with his wife and children.

“Food and water are really scarce and are depleting every day,” he told HuffPost UK.

“If there is no solution soon, we will start to see famine and starvation re-emerge again.

“I wouldn’t like to live this trauma again – of me, my family and my children almost starved to death.”

In his local area, the main shops are empty of supplies. Small businesses, like restaurants, have closed because they don’t have enough food to cook. A bag of flour now costs 250 Israeli shekels, said Shalabi. That’s around £50.

Israel has blocked humanitarian aid and essential supplies from reaching the strip for more than seven weeks now.

Why is Israel blocking aid?

The blockade is being used as a way to force Hamas to release the remaining 59 hostages from the attacks on 7 October 2023.

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