Diapers and baby formula are hard to find in Gaza, leaving parents desperate
Zainab al-Zein was forced to make a desperate decision: Feed her infant daughter solid foods that her tiny body may not be able to digest or watch her starve because of a lack of baby formula in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Al-Zein chose to give 2 1/2-month-old Linda solids, knowing the choice could lead to health issues.
“I know we are doing something harmful to her, but there is nothing,” said al-Zein, feeding her wailing daughter crushed biscuits in the cold tent they now call home. “She cries and cries
