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“We have entered a stage of chronic trauma fatigue, where people live in a state of emotional numbness,” a doctor warns.
We tear up chairs for firewood. Soap is watered down to make it last. Basic necessities are increasingly out of reach.
Many in Gaza have forgotten what this Islamic celebration looks like, and some never knew it at all.
What little food aid that trickles in isn’t edible for some, particularly children and those with special dietary needs.
Gaza doctors have been forced to watch as patients die due to Israel’s attacks on hospitals and the ongoing blockade.