an elderly man sat on a cold stone, cradling a small plate of food that barely sufficed for one hungry soul. His face was worn, lined like a land that hadn’t known rain in months, and his sunken eyes searched the sky for a mercy that had long been delayed.

He had obtained this food after hours of waiting at a humanitarian aid distribution point, but the portion he received wasn’t enough to satisfy even a child’s hunger. He returned to his humble home with heavy steps, dragging his feet like a man carrying disappointment on his back.

In the corner, his three grandchildren looked at him with silent, hungry eyes. They didn’t beg, they didn’t speak—just stared. Only then, he sighed deeply, sat before them, divided the plate into small portions, placed a bite before each child, and kept the smallest for himself.

In a barely audible voice, he said: "I’m full… seeing you eat is enough for me."

He could have eaten it all by himself, and no one would have blamed him—he was frail and worn—but he chose to be the last to eat in his home, as he always had.

In a time when aid was no longer sufficient or sustaining, this man remained a reflection of Palestine’s deeper truth: dignity, sacrifice, and love that never grows old.

A Heavy Evening

The evening was heavy, and the darkness that engulfed the room was more than the absence of light—it was a mirror of their inner state. There was nothing to cook, nothing to look forward to. The rumble of the youngest child’s stomach echoed in the silence, as if hunger had become the family’s new language.

In the corner of the room, his little granddaughter sat hugging herself, whispering in a trembling voice: "Teta… my tummy hurts." The grandmother had no answer. She just cried… in silence.

Pain no longer lived only in their bodies—it had taken root in their souls. Sadness had become a permanent guest, and hunger a daily habit they tried to resist with kind words or hope that no longer convinced anyone.

They didn’t count the days to track time, but to measure how many had passed without a full meal.

And in the heart of this hell, the old man continued to murmur a quiet prayer: "Oh God, I ask nothing for myself… just spare them from dying of hunger." And he closed his eyes to hide a tear—uncertain if it was from the hunger itself, or the pain of a father’s helplessness.

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