Over the past three weeks, dozens of truckloads have entered Gaza, reviving its markets for the first time in months. Hundreds of street vendors now display the vibrant colors of chocolates, various types of coffee, and some fruits.“Most of these goods consist of carbohydrates, sugars, and starches,” Abdallah Sharshara, lawyer and legal researcher from Gaza, told MEE.“These include flour and various types of cheese used in sweets and pizza, in addition to sugar and flour derivatives used in confectionery production.“It is clear that this focus on importing such items indirectly pushes people to rely on them as their main food source, while also forcing humanitarian organisations to focus on purchasing and distributing these products, as they are the only ones available in the local market.”He noted that Israel is deliberately allowing certain food items into Gaza to “cover up the visible signs of weight loss seen in the population over the past year.“There is now an abnormal increase in people’s weight. It appears that the Israeli occupation is trying to conceal the crime of starving Palestinians by creating an opposite image, one of rapid and unnatural weight gain,” he said.Sharshara shared that he personally had lost around 20 kilograms over the past year during Israel’s blockade of Gaza, but is now gaining weight rapidly.“I had lost weight because of the limited and repetitive food options we were forced to eat throughout the past year,” he said. “Now, I eat the same portions, but they lead to weight gain because I am compelled to consume carbohydrates, processed cheese, and manufactured meat, that’s what’s available.“They’re forcing us to gain weight systematically.”
|
"He's an Anti-Zionist Too!" cartoon book (December 2024) PROTOCOLS: Exposing Modern Antisemitism (February 2022) |
![]() |
Elder of Ziyon










