International aid organisations and charities have repeatedly warned of crisis levels of hunger affecting the more than 2 million people in Gaza while Israel has been accused of using starvation as a weapon of war.
"I feel humiliated and degraded, begging every day to secure food for my children. I wish for death daily because of this endless struggle," she said.
"When my children cry from hunger, I sometimes lash out at them in frustration. Last night, I hit my eight-year-old son because he was crying for food," she revealed, her voice filled with anguish.
Israeli attacks on Gaza residential areas kill at least 29
Bombardment across besieged territory intensifies and humanitarian crisis deepens after more than 14 months of Israeli attacks.
The attack killed at least 20 people, including women and children, but there were fears the death toll could rise. Local media reports said at least 30 displaced people were living in the multistorey home of the Abu Tarabish family before it was struck.
Sixty patients at Gaza hospital at risk of starving, authorities say
Health Ministry warns patients could die from lack of food, water as UN official briefs Security Council on conditions.
“The humanitarian situation inside the hospital has become extremely dangerous, as the wounded lack basic needs, which increases their suffering under the difficult conditions imposed by [Israeli] forces,” the ministry said in a statement.
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