Video: Hundreds of Palestinians queue up to find food

Video footage from Gaza’s Deir al Balah on Thursday showed hundreds of Palestinians queuing up in an attempt to find food.

Most supermarket shelves have been cleared of goods amid the Israeli siege, which has been in place since 9 October, and aid is trickling in very slowly.

The United Nations has previously warned about starvation in Gaza, while fuel shortages have also in effect shut down water treatment and sewage systems, leading health authorities to warn about the spread of infectious diseases.

People in Gaza are starving and have nothing to eat, and when they do find some, prices have skyrocketed. The price of a bag of flour costs around 500 shekels ($150).

People have testified going up to 3 days without food. This footage shows hundreds in line for food in the… pic.twitter.com/8ZzcEytvj0
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