Diabetes patients in Gaza are living on the brink of catastrophe amid crippling famine

GAZA, (PIC)

With a faint voice interrupted by labored breathing and suppressed tears, Hajj Ahmad Darabiya, 87, described his harsh condition as a diabetic trapped by hunger and disease in the Gaza Strip, where famine continues to loom for the third consecutive month due to the blockade and ongoing closure of crossings since the onset of the Israeli aggression more than a year and a half ago.

For a decade, Darabiya has been committed to taking daily doses of insulin. Today, this…