Gaza’s Struggle for Survival: Ramadan Amid Food Crisis and Blockade

Watan-The people of Gaza are enduring one of the harshest periods of blockade, as the month of Ramadan coincides with the worsening food crisis, amid the closure of crossings and the skyrocketing prices of food items, making securing an iftar meal nearly impossible. The ongoing war for months has destroyed livelihoods and left thousands of families without income, while the Israeli occupation has used hunger as a weapon to pressure the Palestinians.

With continued restrictions and the prevention of aid entry, scenes of long lines in front of relief centers have become a daily sight, with some resorting to eating leftovers and wild plants to feed their children. Human rights reports confirm that the people of Gaza are facing a humanitarian disaster, where famine has become a tangible reality, with the international community ignoring this escalating crisis.

Women in Gaza struggle daily to provide the bare minimum of food, while some families have been forced to forgo breakfast and suhoor to feed their children. Mothers collect whatever food remains or edible plants they can find, while the situation worsens day by day.

The conditions are heading toward further deterioration as the occupation prevents the entry of humanitarian convoys and imposes a suffocating blockade, in an attempt to impose a new reality on the Palestinian resistance. Reports indicate that the Gaza Strip is facing one of its worst crises in decades, with international inaction to intervene and save the besieged population.

In Gaza, Ramadan has turned into a month of continuous fasting with no iftar, as Palestinians spend their days searching for food amidst the ruins of war, while the occupation continues to use the blockade as a weapon to punish innocent civilians.