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For new parents, the aid crisis in Gaza is hitting hard

JL;DR SUMMARY As new parents navigate the joys and challenges of raising their children, the crisis in Gaza casts a shadow over their lives, highlighting the stark disparities in infant care. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israel Palestine ConflictGazaHumanitarian CrisisEmpathyParenthoodBreastfeedingAid DistributionMalnutritionIsraeli BlockadeInfant Care

Places mentioned

Deir-el-Balah, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian Territories
"A Palestinian mother holds her five-year-old daughter suffering from malnutrition in Deir-el-Balah, Gaza, Dec. 24, 2024."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Initially, Cohen struggled with breastfeeding her son, who was born in December. She feared she wouldnt be able to produce enough milk for him, despite being safe at home in Brooklyn."
Israel
"There's also the added layer of my son being born in Israel and this happening so close by."
Arizona, United States
"And, honestly, its hard for me not to feel some hatred towards them, on behalf of parents who I can identify with through the universal experience of loving their children, Tim Bell, a dad in Arizona who had his first child last August, texted me."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told the BBC last week that 14,000 babies in Gaza would die within 48 hours if Israel did not end the more than two-month-long blockade and allow food and aid into the Strip."

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