The article highlights the dire living conditions of Gaza residents, particularly emphasizing Hazem Lubbad's experience as he survives near constant bombardment. After 19 months of war, access to food has plummeted, especially after an 11-week Israeli blockade on aid deliveries. Although some supplies have recently entered Gaza, they are primarily reaching the southern parts, leaving residents like Lubbad struggling to afford basic necessities. The situation is exacerbated by a lack of income opportunities, leading families to extreme measures to survive, such as bartering services for essentials.
We eat whatever is available, one meal a day, from morning until late at night. Sometimes it is lentils; sometimes it is pasta.
There has been no flour for a month and a half to two months. A kilo of flour on the black-market costs 80-100 shekels.
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