Some of the hardest-hit are babies, young children and their parents, with diapers and formula either hard to find or spiking to unaffordable prices, leading parents to look to inadequate or even unsafe alternatives.
“I sold my children’s food so I can buy diapers,” said Raafat Abu Wardeh, who has two children in diapers.
A pack of diapers before the war cost 12 shekels ($3.50).
There isn’t even aid.”Some parents are using cloth diapers, but those require washing with water, which is also scarce.
“This is far from being enough to address the colossal needs of the children in Gaza,” said UNICEF spokesperson Ammar Ammar.
Persons:
— Zainab al, Zein, ”, “, Raafat Abu Wardeh, Anis, Zainab, Israel, Ammar Ammar, ” Ammar, Zainab al, Linda, ceaselessly, Magdy
Organizations:
Health Ministry, Hamas, United Nations ’, UNICEF
Locations:
DEIR, Gaza, Israel, handouts, Deir, Cairo, israel