Gaza mothers search for milk as malnutrition hits
Amira al-Taweel scoured pharmacies in northern Gaza for milk to feed her child, but could not find a single bottle to satisfy his hunger.
"Youssef needs treatment and milk, but there's none available in Gaza," the 33-year-old mother told AFP at Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in central Gaza where her son was admitted suffering from malnutrition.
"I feed him, but no milk as it's not available. I feed him wheat (flour) which makes him bloated," she said, as Youssef lay on a narrow bed, his frail body receiving desperately needed medication through intravenous tubes in his feet.
![A Palestinian child waits for treatment at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on May 30, 2024](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-05/7e2b5837209ce433081ed28eb0e5d036ebec0577.jpg?h=69f2b9d0&itok=HV3cci4o)