Gaza blockade: a Palestinian widow, her children and a cupboard that is almost bare

<p>Ibtisam Ghalia and her four children are just one of the families living on brink of starvation with no sign of an end to blockade</p><p>Every day, Ibtisam Ghalia and her four children count their remaining stocks of food. These are meagre: a kilo or so of beans, a bag of lentils, a little salt, some herbs, spices, and enough flour for half a dozen flatbreads cooked on a griddle over a fire of wood splinters, waste plastic and cardboard.</p><p>In the two months since Israel imposed a total blockade on Gaza, stopping food, medicine, fuel and anything else from entering the devastated territory, Ghalia’s “cupboard” has slowly diminished.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/02/we-want-the-fear-to-end-a-palestinian-widow-relives-the-trauma-of-loss-and-struggle-for-survival">Continue reading...</a>