War-torn Gaza resident and humanitarian worker recounts harrowing plight of civilians under siege
• Aug 5, 2025, 3:27 PM
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In the face of international pressure, Israel has allowed airdrops of food aid, but the amounts delivered are a drop in the ocean compared to the scale of the humanitarian emergency. Thousands of aid trucks continue to sit outside the enclave. Bahaa Zaqout, a Gaza resident in Deir al-Balah, joins FRANCE 24's Delano D'Souza to offer an intimate and upfront account from the ground of Gaza's humanitarian crisis and the harrowing plight of civilians. Mr. Zaqout is a humanitarian responder with the Agricultural Development Association (PARC).
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