The Israel-Hamas war has ended for now in the Gaza Strip, and the TV news cameras and newspaper front pages have moved on. But for Gaza residents, the suffering goes on.

Here is a first-person testimonial from Sabah Al Barakoni, a local staffer for American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA), a Washington-based nonprofit that describes itself as a non-political, non-religious organization that provides development assistance to Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Jordan.

Sabah writes of trouble finding shoes, and of skyrocketing prices for meat and other goods. "The only people who have jobs in Gaza today are those who work for international NGOs and the government. There is no income, no money and the cost of everything has tripled," she says.

Bill Corcoran, ANERA's president, told me in an interview Thursday that 90-95 percent of Gazans are now dependent on outside food support, compared to 84 percent before the war. There is growing evidence of malnutrition, not to mention widespread psychological trauma among Gaza's civilian population.

Due largely to import restrictions imposed by the Israeli government, there is virtually no rebuilding or development taking place in Gaza, Corcoran said, only basic humanitarian relief. While that is necessary given the situation, it is taking money away from long-term development projects needed to get Gaza back on its feet.

"The NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and international aid community cannot sustain this forever," he said.