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Such was the scarcity that one of the beloved staples was a stew made from leftover military rations discarded by U.S.

There is some food aid, but many in the area survive by foraging for water lily roots and fish to supplement their rations.

They caught piranha, wolf fish, sting ray, which they ate along with adventure food rations, and drank water from the river.

The shortage caused by the Baxter plant's temporary closure has forced hospitals to postpone surgeries as a desperate measure to ration supplies for patients in the most critical condition.

The UN says that despite aid agencies providing 600,000 meals a day across Gaza, the lack of supplies meant more than 1.4 million people did not get their food rations in September.