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Helpless in the face of hunger: Gaza families pray for deliverance – or death

“I stood helpless in the face of my son's hunger. I cried a lot and told him to drink from our little water to satisfy his hunger,” said Zeenat, a young Palestinian woman speaking to UN News from the battered Gaza Strip.

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source https://www.globalissues.org/news/2025/06/01/40018

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