Even from orbit, the signs of anguish and desperation were visible.
On Saturday, a satellite passing over the Gaza Strip captured an image of hundreds of people converging on a convoy of aid trucks as they threaded through mounds of rubble in the southern part of the territory.
It was not the first time since the war broke out in 2023 between Israel and Hamas militants that trucks bearing desperately needed humanitarian supplies were besieged before they reached their destination.
But Gaza is hungrier than ever now.
As aid groups warn of looming famine, Palestinians have been killed trying to get food. Some have died in Israeli gunfire at the few aid sites now operating in the territory. Others were shot as they mobbed aid trucks that had just crossed the border. Earlier this month, at least 20 people were killed in a stampede at an aid site.
While many Gazans brave the chaos in a frantic effort to feed their families, they often return home with empty hands. Some of those who do emerge victorious with, say, a bag of flour, have more mercenary motives: They take the goods to sell at markets.
