‘A lot of hardship’: Gaza sheep herders devastated by war | AFP

A sheep herder in Gaza recounts how relentless displacement, border closures and severe shortages of food and medicine have wiped out the majority of his flock. Israel's offensive in Gaza since the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas has left much of the territory in ruins and killed more than 74,500 people, according to Gaza's health ministry, whose figures are considered reliable by the United Nations. A ceasefire took effect in October 2025 but more than 1,500 people have been killed in Gaza since that time.

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