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‘We are starving’: Bread becomes a distant dream for Palestinians in Gaza

Hani Abu Rizq walks with two bricks tied to his stomach, hoping they will help him block out his hunger [Ansam Al-Kitaa/Al Jazeera]

Gaza City, Gaza Strip – Hani Abu Rizq walks through Gaza City’s wrecked streets with two bricks tied against his stomach as the rope cuts into his clothes, which hang loose from the weight he has lost.

The 31-year-old searches desperately for food to feed his mother and seven siblings with the bricks pressed against his belly – an ancient technique he never imagined he would need.

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