加沙社区厨房在持续的食品短缺中扩展

"...Garlic simmers in huge metal pots heated over open wood fires and set up in a long line...."

"...Cooks add canned tomatoes and peppers with handfuls of spices, stirring the sauce with giant spoons...."

"...What is being prepared here is not just lunch, it is a lifeline...."

"...Sami gives an approving nod as he tastes a spoonful...."

"...A little red-haired boy squeals with delight. "Sweetcorn and everything!" he exclaims...."

"...Other children grin as they immediately sit on the ground and start slurping on the spaghetti, eating it with their hands...."

"...We live off the community kitchen, the takia," says Aida Salha from Gaza City. "They bring us food, water and bread. There is bread maybe once a week or once every four days...."

"...I swear nothing has changed since the ceasefire," she continues. "We were only happy that the constant bloodshed stopped...."

"...We've entered the third year since the war and I have no money left - no gold, no possessions. I'm totally wiped out," says Abdul Karim Abdul Hadi, a father-of-seven from Jabalia in northern Gaza who receives food from Anera...."

"...My son was martyred. All four floors of our house were destroyed. We lost two cars. We are totally destroyed. We live in a catastrophic situation every day...."