21-05-2025
Inside Gaza: ‘How do I face my grandchildren with nothing to eat?'
Just out of reach beyond militarised borders, Palestinians know there is food waiting to enter the Gaza Strip. But inside one of al-Mawasi's largest soup kitchens, there is nothing.
One grandmother, who has too many grandchildren to count, has to find a way to break the news to her family.
'My grandchildren are waiting for me outside the tent. They thought I was bringing food,' said Fatima Sweid, 70. She and her family have been displaced to al-Mawasi. 'How will I face my grandchildren with nothing to give them to eat?'
It's been three days since Israel agreed to allow 'minimal amounts' of aid into Gaza, but supplies have not filtered down to the masses. Israel says the blockade was meant to pressure Hamas to
