People wait for food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Nov. 19, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
GAZA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- With only 10 percent of necessary food supplies able to enter Gaza Strip since the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted on Oct. 7, the residents in the Palestinian coastal enclave are now facing a massive food gap and widespread hunger.
Local residents are struggling to obtain food each day amid fear of a famine. The unprecedented food shortage is pushing Gazans toward harmful coping mechanisms, such as skipping or reducing meals and using unsafe, unhealthy methods for fire ignition, the World Food Programme has warned.
People wait for food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Nov. 19, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Children wait for food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Nov. 19, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Nov. 16, 2023 shows a view of a temporary shelter, converted from a school, for displaced Palestinians in central Gaza Strip. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
A displaced child is seen at a temporary shelter in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Nov. 13, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Displaced people collect water from a tank at a temporary shelter in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Nov. 13, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Displaced children wait for food at a temporary shelter in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Nov. 13, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)■
