A Family in Gaza Struggles to Get By

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A Family in Gaza Struggles to Get By

Mahasin al-Zaneen hugs her son, Hassan, the youngest of her eight children. The 39-year-old widow is trying to keep them safe and from starving amid Israel's war. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption

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Mahasin al-Zaneen hugs her son, Hassan, the youngest of her eight children. The 39-year-old widow is trying to keep them safe and from starving amid Israel's war.

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Amid Israel's expanding war in Gaza and its restrictions on aid entering the territory it's getting harder and harder for civilians to find enough to eat. A U.N.-backed report warns half a million people in Gaza are facing starvation. We hear what life is like there for a mother and her eight children.

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