
The mothers, children suffering Israel’s engineered starvation in Gaza
Al Jazeera
Israa and Mohammad struggle daily to feed their five daughters, including triplets born in Israel’s war on Gaza.
Deir el-Balah, Gaza – Every morning for Israa Abu Reyala and her husband, Mohammad, is a battle to find decent food for their five daughters, the youngest three of whom are triplets born during the war.
The ceasefire agreement, which took effect about a month ago, has made little difference in the family’s daily life, Israa, 31, and Mohammad, 33, told Al Jazeera.
“The war was a nightmare,” Israa says as she feeds her little ones in her parents’ home in Deir el-Balah. “But the hardest part by far has been finding food, milk, and supplies for my three babies.”
Israa learned she was pregnant with triplets two months before the war.
“We were planning for a third child, not three at once,” she laughs, exchanging a look with her husband.













