Aid kitchens struggle to support displaced families in Gaza amid Israel’s blockade.

SHOTLIST: GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE (MAY 12, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF PALESTINIAN PEOPLE STANDING AND WAITING FOR HOT MEALS AT DISTRIBUTION POINT IN GAZA 2. VOLUNTEERS DISTRIBUTING MEAL 3. PALESTINIAN MAN, BEHA AL-NEMS, SPEAKING TO REPORTER (Arabic) 4. VARIOUS OF VOLUNTEERS DISTRIBUTING MEAL 5. PALESTINIAN CHILDREN COLLECTING LEFTOVER FOOD FROM BOTTOM OF COOKING POT GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE - MAY 12: Humanitarian aid deliveries have nearly come to a halt in Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip due to Israel’s longstanding blockade and restrictions at border crossings. As unemployment spreads and economic conditions continue to deteriorate, thousands of families are struggling to meet basic needs. Volunteers and charity kitchens are attempting to provide hot meals to displaced Palestinians living in camps under worsening humanitarian conditions. Many families rely heavily on aid distribution points for their daily meals. Israel is accused of failing to comply with the first phase of the ceasefire agreement, which has been in place since last October. More than 850 Palestinians have been killed over the past seven months alongside thousands of injuries amid systematic starvation and restrictions on aid deliveries. The Israeli army has killed more than 72,600 people, mostly women and children, and injured over 172,000 in a deadly assault on Gaza since October 2023, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Despite a ceasefire in place since last October, Israel has refused to allow the agreed quantities of humanitarian supplies into the enclave, where about 2.4 million Palestinians, including 1.5 million displaced, face severe humanitarian conditions.