Bismillah [IslamCity] Gaza families eat grass as Israel locks border

2008-12-31 Thread Abhiyya
“We had one meal today - khobbeizeh,” said Abu Amra, 43, showing the leaves of a plant that grows along the streets of Gaza. “Every day, I wake up and start looking for wood and plastic to burn for fuel and I beg. When I find nothing, we eat this grass.” Gaza families eat grass as Israel locks

Bismillah [IslamCity] Gaza families eat grass as Israel locks border

2008-12-18 Thread PoEtEsS
Gaza families eat grass as Israel locks border Marie Colvin The Sunday Times UK December 14, 2008 AS a convoy of blue-and-white United Nations trucks loaded with food waited last night for Israeli permission to enter Gaza, Jindiya Abu Amra and her 12-year-old daughter went scrounging for