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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.
[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.
Described as “the world’s largest open-air prison” by human rights groups, the Gaza Strip is facing its biggest humanitarian crisis yet as airstrikes rain down on its civilian population ...
Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip were exchanging fire Saturday in the worst bout of cross-border violence since an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas last year. Israeli ...
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.
Israel launched its bombardment of Gaza after Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attacks on southern Israel, when militants killed around 1,200 people and took more than 250 hostages, according to Israel ...
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. [197] One released man stated, "They let dogs urinate on us and shoved sand on us. They threatened to shoot us." [198] Others described both physical and psychological ...
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 ...