Gazans resort to turtle meat amid famine, humanitarian crisis: UN

Sea turtles become new food source in Gaza

Palestinians in Gaza have recently begun hunting sea turtles swimming near the shore, slaughtering them and cooking their meat, according to documentation published on social media. A Gaza fisherman told Arab media, "I started fishing at age 19 or 20. For 35 years, we didn't eat these turtles. It's a protein substitute for essential needs." He claimed that due to the war, he and his family don't have enough food. A Palestinian woman who cooks th…

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In the face of a desperate humanitarian situation and a shortage of food in Gaza, families resigned to consume marine turtles, a protected species, to survive, and explained that they would never have eaten these animals if they had other options.

Once the shell is removed, the meat is cut, boiled, then mixed with a few pieces of peppers. In a Gaza Strip where proteins are rare, some people resign themselves to eating sea turtles.

In a Gaza Strip where proteins are scarce, some people resign themselves to eating sea turtles.