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Reuters has spoken to Mahmoud al-Haw at one of the soup kitchens in Gaza. The father-of-four says he has been regularly waiting in crowds for up to six hours to obtain food, and sometimes returns empty-handed.

“I have a sick daughter. I can’t provide her with anything. There is no bread, there is nothing,” the 39-year-old told the news agency.