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February 27, 2024

Israel Targets Gazans Seeking Food Aid as Besieged Strip Continues to Face Severe Food Shortages
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Meanwhile, on the ground in Gaza, Israeli forces opened fire again on
people waiting for aid in Gaza City. A Palestinian man who was waiting
for a delivery of flour pleaded with the world to take mercy on hungry
Palestinians.

Abu Sanad: "Look at us through the eyes of mercy, people. For the sake
of Islam, look with mercy. Film so that people can see the starvation,
how people are coming. They're carrying the martyrs on a donkey cart, on
a bicycle. We don't have any value anymore. We don't have any value. No
one is looking at us."

On Monday, Jordan and France conducted a joint operation to air drop
food to central and southern Gaza. Palestinians used rowboats to
retrieve aid packages dropped at sea. Gazans continue to face
starvation, affecting even its youngest babies, who do not have access
to milk or formula.

Warda Mattar: "My son is supposed to have milk as a newborn, be it
natural milk or formula milk. But I wasn't able to get him milk, because
there is no milk in Gaza. … I had to give him a date, because I can't
provide milk for him, because there is no food, there's no fruits. As a
mother who just gave birth, there's no fruits or vegetables. There is
nothing in Gaza."