Daijiworld Media Network - Gaza

Gaza, Nov 12: Even a month after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, large parts of Gaza continue to remain without electricity, forcing families to live and eat in darkness.

For 31-year-old Palestinian mother Hanan al-Joujou, daily life has turned into a constant struggle for survival. With no power supply in their displacement tent, she uses a small flashlight to feed her three children at night. When the family cannot afford to charge the flashlight, they simply go to bed hungry.

“We stay in the darkness once the sun sets and the Maghrib prayer is called,” says Hanan. “If the flashlight works, we light it. If not, we go to sleep without dinner or light.”

The family, displaced to Rafah in southern Gaza more than two years ago, initially relied on candles for

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