Moving heaven and earth to make bread in Gaza

Nuseirat, Palestinian Territories: In Gaza, where hunger gnaws and hope runs thin, flour and bread are so scarce that they are carefully divided by fa...

Nuseirat, Palestinian Territories: In Gaza, where hunger gnaws and hope runs thin, flour and bread are so scarce that they are carefully divided by families clinging to survival.

"Because the crossing points are closed, there's no more gas and no flour, and no firewood coming in," said Umm Mohammed Issa, a volunteer helping to make bread with the few resources still available.

Israel resumed military operations in the Palestinian territory in mid-March, shattering weeks of relative calm brought by a fragile ceasefire.

The United Nations has warned of a growing humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the besieged territory, where Israel's blockade on aid since March 2 has cut off food, fuel and other essentials to Gaza's 2.4 million people.

Israel has repeatedly said it will not allow aid in, accusing Hamas of diverting the supplies, a claim the Palestinian group denies.