People queue for hours for bread as Gaza crisis worsens

(27 Feb 2024) RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Rafah, Southern Gaza Strip - 25 February 2024 1. Various of Shurooq Shannan carrying her baby queuing to buy bread HEADLINE: People queue for hours for bread as Gaza crisis worsens ANNOTATION: Throngs of Palestinians crowded around a bakery in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, hoping for a few pitas to feed their families. 2. Various of people queuing ANNOTATION: Some have to wait for hours for a bundle of bread as rising food prices and bread shortages continue to add hardship to the struggling displaced. 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Shurooq Shannan, displaced person: “I try to get bread for the children. We have no bread and the situation is difficult. There is no wood to light up a fire and there is no flour.“ 4. Various of Shannan walking away with bread ANNOTATION: After three hours of waiting, Shannan managed to bring back some bread to share with eight other families of displaced Gazans, who live in the same tent. 5. Shannon entering tent 6. Various of children in tent ANNOTATION: But she sometimes came home with nothing, meaning no bread even for the children. ANNOTATION: Panic and despair are rising after Israel said it intends to expand the ground operation into Rafah, the town where some 1.5 million people are sheltering. STORYLINE: Throngs of Palestinians crowded around a bakery in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, hoping for a few pitas to feed their families. Some have to wait for hours for a bundle of bread as rising food prices and bread shortages continue to add hardship to the struggling displaced. After three hours of waiting, Shannan managed to bring back some bread to share with eight other families of displaced Gazans, who live in the same tent. But she sometimes came home with nothing, meaning no bread even for the children. Panic and despair are rising after Israel said it intends to expand the ground operation into Rafah, the town where some 1.5 million people are sheltering. U.N. officials have warned that the attack will be catastrophic and could also cause a collapse of the humanitarian aid system. AP Video produced by Wafaa Shurafa =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel 44(0)2074827482 Email: info@. Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: