Palestinians were shoved roughly against each other Friday as they jostled for food in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis.

Dozens of people, many of them children, were seen climbing over each other, waving empty pots, as they scrambled to access food from a community kitchen.

Gaza is facing an increasing demand for aid and food among its displaced population.

"We are completely reliant on the charity day by day," said Hend Ehjazi, a displaced woman from Rafah.

"But you must endure and suffer so that you can feed your children, because if you don't endure and stand firm, you won't be able to feed them," she told The Associated Press.

Ayed Abu Moukhmar, a resident of Khan Younis, said he sees the struggle for food every morning.

"In the mornings, people are fighting each other. As much as people push to get food, they drop it on each other and get burned."

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began on Oct. 10 and more aid has been arriving in Gaza.

The U.S. has been leading a new international effort meant to coordinate aid shipments into Gaza, but aid groups say the promised amount has not been delivered.

Before the ceasefire, in August the world’s leading authority on food crises said the Gaza Strip’s largest city was gripped by famine.

The war started In October 2023 after Hamas-led militants killed about 1,200 people and took 251 others hostage.

In the two years since, Israel’s military offensive has killed more than 68,600 Palestinians in Gaza, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants.

The ministry, which is part of the Hamas-run government and is staffed by medical professionals, maintains detailed records viewed as generally reliable by independent experts.

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