Topics: Food and Drink, Gaza, Israel, Money, News, Palestine, World News, Cost of Living
Gaza has now become the 'most expensive' place to eat in the world after one charity explained the alarming breakdown of food costs.
Hunger has now reached 'catastrophic levels' in Gaza and, despite recent deliveries, including 350 truckloads last week, aid workers continue to face extreme risks and logistical hurdles.
The death count continues to rise as Israel continues to block aid into the territory, with Gaza’s Health Ministry recording six more deaths in the past 24 hours as being due to famine and malnutrition.
This figure includes two children, which brings the total number of starvation deaths to 133, which includes 87 children.
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"People in Gaza are neither dead nor alive, they are walking corpses," said Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA).
He added that one in five children in Gaza City is malnourished – a number which increases every day that unhindered humanitarian aid is blocked by Israel.
According to Christian Aid, an international development and humanitarian organisation that works to end poverty and injustice globally, a packet of 64 nappies now costs more than £140.
Meanwhile, a 25kg sack of flour costs £414 in northern Gaza, compared to £8.80 before the start of the war.
A kilogram of sugar is £88, which notably marks a stark contrast with the price of £0.60 less than two years ago.
In southern Gaza, a bag of flour costs £276.
Additionally, onions are now 120 times their pre-war price, and half a dozen eggs cost £23.
Such food prices were gathered last Wednesday (23rd July) in markets in Gaza City and Khan Younis by a Christian Aid consultant's family.
Dr. Mohammed Abu Mughaisib, MSF deputy medical coordinator and A Doctors Without Borders colleague, has been surviving off just one meal a day.
In a now-viral video, he explains how health workers themselves are fighting to survive alongside their patients following Israeli authorities' deliberate use of starvation as a weapon in Gaza, which has now reached unprecedented levels.
Speaking of the impact of the man-made famine, he shared: "[For] the past month, I have been surviving, actually, on one meal per day.
"And, in the last few days, I have even had only one meal every two days - not because I cannot afford it, but there is nothing to buy, and the markets are completely empty."
The doctor continued: "And I'm not the only one who cares for patients who are dying of hunger while we are ourselves starting to starve. Ambulance drivers who transport the wounded and patients, as well, are starving.
"We are expected to save lives while our own are slowly being consumed."
"This is not just about hunger, but about slow destruction of life, dignity and humanity." Dr. Mughaisib added.
To donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians, which works for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees, you can visit its website.
