a surprise at least, from mondoweiss, for now;

Lines of thousands of Palestinians with pale faces covered with sweat and smoke. Lean and hungry bodies, standing in a long line for hours, almost the entire day, from morning until night, standing in place.

They are all residents and families of the northern Gaza Strip are happy today despite their exhaustion and hunger, which has continued for six months.

This is a day of satisfaction, as bakeries finally operated again this past week for the first time since the beginning of the war in October 2023. They were able to distribute bread to people who had been living through a famine during which they lost their loved ones and children.

Ahmad Abdel Rahman, 34, a father of five children, has been standing in line for four hours along with thousands who went to buy bread today. This is the first day that this bakery has opened its doors in seven months of war.

“I will not leave this place until I return to my family carrying bread fit for human consumption. We lived through difficult times, eating from the grass of the earth and making bread from animal feed. We hope to not eat this anymore; we hope to eat bread today,” Abdel Rahman told Mondoweiss............more........