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The Gaza Strip is experiencing a humanitarian crisis as a result of the Israel–Hamas war. [1] [2] The crisis includes both an impending famine and a healthcare collapse.At the start of the war, Israel tightened its blockade on the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in significant shortages of fuel, food, medication, water, and essential medical supplies.
Israel has taken some measures to increase aid access to Gaza but has so far failed to significantly turn around the humanitarian situation in the enclave, State Department spokesperson Matthew ...
[13] [14] Egypt began its blockade of Gaza in 2007, shortly after Hamas took control of the territory. [15] Several border crossings have existed from the Gaza Strip along the border of Israel and Egypt. [16] Israel regularly granted permission for a quota of Gaza Palestinians, numbering between 15,000 and 21,000, to work daily within its borders.
Three brothers detained from the Gaza Strip described similar treatment in Israel prison, stating they were beaten, stripped to their underwear, and burnt with cigarettes. [198] One released man stated, "They let dogs urinate on us and shoved sand on us. They threatened to shoot us." [199] Others described both physical and psychological ...
Watch a live view of Israel’s Ofer prison from where Palestinian prisoners are expected to be released as part of the Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal on Friday (24 November). A four-day ceasefire in ...
Israel's ground campaign to annihilate the Islamist movement, now more than a year old, has turned much of the Gaza Strip into a wasteland suffering a humanitarian catastrophe.
The Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip is a major part of the Israel–Hamas war.Starting on 7 October 2023, immediately after the Hamas-led attacks on Israel, it began bombing the Gaza Strip; on 13 October, Israel began ground operations in Gaza, and on 27 October, a full-scale invasion was launched.
Now, U.N. and U.S. officials say gang violence has spiraled out of control, crippling supply lines on which most of Gaza's 2.1 million civilians rely for survival.