"What are we supposed to do in this life?" At a hospital in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah, a mother sits with her sick child as he weeps. Elham Nassar's son has a skin disease and is receiving treatment at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. She is struggling to find adequate care. "We're tired of this life, we're tired of the life we are living — no food, no drink, no medicines," she told the Reuters news agency in Arabic.