The market in Gaza City's Shati refugee camp was bustling on Saturday, but many

of the camp's hard-up residents are buying less.

Israel's offensive on the enclave has hit agricultural areas badly, pushing up p
rices.
Khaled Ighrad, 48, who was buying food with his wife and one of his six children
, has had to cut back on some key items for his family.
The price of eggs has doubled from 10 shekels (two euros, $3) to 20 since Israel
launched a campaign of air strikes on July 8.
"I'm not buying a whole box of eggs, I'm buying half. I'll buy this and it lasts
us for two days," he said, wistfully looking at the trays of eggs on the stall
in front of him.
"Prices have gone up because things like meat and eggs are produced on the borde
r area. We don't go to the border area any more, so the people only went during
the ceasefire."