"Musab has been in a coma since May, when an Israeli attack left him with a serious head wound. Musab has necrotic lesions and is severely malnourished, his father says. In the photos, he looks skeletal and has lost a lot of hair, one of the symptoms of starvation. Until October 7 [2023], we had a more or less happy life. That day, that was cut short."
"Like many other Gazans, Al-Dibs' family eats only once a day, and little. Bread, nothing else. Just ordinary bread. There's hardly any food in Gaza, and if we find it, it's at exorbitant prices. His son, he explains, needs the vitamins and proteins that have become luxuries due to Netanyahu's decision to use hunger as collective punishment, which causes daily deaths from starvation especially among children and led the UN to declare a famine i"
Musab, 14, has been in a coma since May after an Israeli attack left a serious head wound, and now suffers necrotic lesions, severe malnutrition, constant fever, spasms, breathing difficulties, and extensive ulcers. His family has been displaced repeatedly, moving about 15 times, and endures frequent shelling and high transport costs. Food is scarce in Gaza; families often eat only once a day, subsisting on bread at exorbitant prices. Negotiations to finalize an agreement to end nearly two years of fighting are reportedly underway, with Hamas responding positively though cautiously and the IDF in a defensive posture. Allegations of hunger used as collective punishment have contributed to daily starvation deaths and a UN famine declaration.
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