{"id":2035,"date":"2025-08-02T10:36:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T10:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/08\/02\/gaza-familys-battle-for-survival-as-hunger-and-heat-deepen-despair\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T10:36:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T10:36:46","slug":"gaza-familys-battle-for-survival-as-hunger-and-heat-deepen-despair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/08\/02\/gaza-familys-battle-for-survival-as-hunger-and-heat-deepen-despair\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza family\u2019s battle for survival as hunger and heat deepen despair"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After they were forcibly displaced multiple times during Israel\u2019s war on Gaza<\/a>, the Sobh family has taken refuge in a coastal camp west of Gaza City.<\/p>\n

Street vendor Fadi Sobh, 30, describes his tent as \u201cunbearably hot during summer\u201d. His 29-year-old wife, Abeer, collects seawater because clean water is in short supply.<\/p>\n

The children bathe in turns, standing in a metal basin as their mother pours saltwater over them. Nine-month-old Hala cries when the salt irritates her eyes, while her siblings bear the discomfort without complaint.<\/p>\n

Abeer feeds Hala water from a baby bottle. On good days, she has lentils to grind into powder and mix with the water. \u201cOne day feels like one hundred days, because of the summer heat, hunger and the distress,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Fadi travels to a nearby soup kitchen, sometimes with one of his children. \u201cBut food is rarely available there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The kitchen operates roughly once a week, never meeting demand. Often, he waits an entire day only to return home with nothing \u201cand the kids sleep hungry, without eating\u201d.<\/p>\n

Abeer sometimes goes to aid trucks near the Zikim crossing alone or with Youssef, one of her children. The crowds are mostly men \u2013 stronger and faster than she is. \u201cSometimes I manage to get food, and in many cases, I return empty-handed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

When unsuccessful, she begs those who secured supplies. \u201cYou survived death thanks to God, please give me anything,\u201d she pleads. Many respond kindly, offering her a small bag of flour to bake for the children.<\/p>\n

During the hottest hours of the day, the six children stay in or near the tent. Their parents encourage them to sleep through the heat, preventing them from using energy and becoming hungry and thirsty.<\/p>\n

As temperatures drop, the children go outside. Some days, Abeer sends them to ask the neighbours for food. Other times, they search through Gaza\u2019s ruined streets, sifting through rubble and rubbish for anything to fuel their makeshift stove.<\/p>\n

After spending the day seeking life\u2019s essentials \u2013 food, water, and cooking fuel \u2013 the family occasionally gathers enough for Abeer to prepare a meal, usually a thin lentil soup. More often, they have nothing and go to bed hungry.<\/p>\n

Abeer says she is growing weaker, frequently feeling dizzy while searching for food. \u201cI am tired. I am no longer able,\u201d she said. \u201cIf the war goes on, I am thinking of taking my life. I no longer have any strength or power.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After they were forcibly displaced multiple times during Israel\u2019s war on Gaza, the Sobh family has taken refuge in a coastal camp west of Gaza City. Street vendor Fadi Sobh, 30, describes his tent as \u201cunbearably hot during summer\u201d. His 29-year-old wife, Abeer, collects seawater because clean water is in short supply. The children bathe … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2035\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}