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The Israel–Hamas war, also known as the Gaza War, is a ongoing armed conflict between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups. [ad] It is the fifth war of the Gaza–Israel conflict since 2008, and the most significant military engagement in the region since the Yom Kippur War in 1973. [145]
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.
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.
The lines of tanks, self-propelled artillery, armoured vehicles and army bulldozers stretch across the horizon near Israel’s border with Gaza. Pointing towards the enclave, they are ready to go.
The bombardment and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza are so horrific that “there is no post-trauma,” Hary said. “It’s just a continuous kind of trauma that people are living under.”
The northern Gaza Strip has become an epicenter of a devastating humanitarian crisis, particularly in the towns of Beit Lahia and Jabalia, according to the United Nations Office for the ...
The humanitarian situation in Gaza has been termed a "crisis" and a "catastrophe." [215] [216] As a result of Israel's siege, Gaza faces shortages of fuel, food, medication, water, and medical supplies. [215] UN Humanitarian Aid chief Martin Griffiths said, "the noose around the civilian population in Gaza is tightening."
After Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza’s hospitals, schools and mosques, the U.S. State Department’s top public diplomacy official, Bill Russo, told senior State officials that Washington was ...