Gaza humanitarian crisis (2023–present)

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People stand amid the rubble of a building and looking at the ground. A man is carrying a large flower-patterned object.
Residents inspect an apartment destroyed by Israel's bomb

The Gaza Strip is in a crisis because of a war called the Israel–Hamas war.[1][2] This has caused a lot of problems like a famine and the healthcare system falling apart. At the beginning of the war, Israel stopped everything from going in or out of Gaza, so there's not enough fuel, food, and important medical supplies.[1][3] The blockade also made electricity drop by 90%, affecting hospitals, sewage plants, and water sources.[4] Widespread disease outbreaks have spread across Gaza.[2]

Israeli airstrikes caused huge damage to Gaza, making the situation even worse.[5] By mid-November, Israel dropped bombs equivalent to two nuclear ones on Gaza.[6] Many children, over 4,000, got hurt or died in just the first month of the war.[7] The United Nations Secretary-General said Gaza has become like a graveyard for children.[8][9] As of January 2024, Israel’s offensive has either damaged or destroyed 70–80% of all buildings in northern part of Gaza.[10]

Big organizations like Doctors Without Borders and the Red Cross, along with UNICEF and others, are warning that there's a really serious crisis.[11][12][13] On November 8, the UN Human Rights chief described a border into Gaza as "gates to a living nightmare."[14]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ioanes, Ellen (14 October 2023). "Gaza's spiraling humanitarian crisis, explained". Vox. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Marsi, Federica (14 October 2023). "Gaza doctors warn of a humanitarian catastrophe after Israeli attacks". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Gottbrath, Laurin-Whitney. "Gaza "fast becoming hell hole" on "brink of collapse" amid Israel strikes: UN". Axios. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Mellen, Ruby; Chen, Szu Yu (26 October 2023). "See how Israel's siege has plunged Gaza into darkness and isolation". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Gaza war inflicts catastrophic damage on infrastructure and economy =21 November 2023". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  6. ↑ Karnad, Raghu. "Why People Killed By Aerial Bombing Don't Matter". The Wire. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Al-Mughrabi, Nidal (6 November 2023). "Gaza death toll tops 10,000; UN calls it a children's graveyard". Reuters. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Nichols, Michelle. "UN chief says Gaza becoming a 'graveyard for children'". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-11-11. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ↑ Abdulrahim, Raja (18 November 2023). "The War Turns Gaza Into a 'Graveyard' for Children". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  10. ↑ Bland, Archie (8 January 2024). "The numbers that reveal the extent of the destruction in Gaza". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  11. ↑ Doctors w/o Borders [@MSF_USA] (20 October 2023). "You need that fuel to run generators for life saving medical equipment.' There is a lack of painkillers. Access to supplies means life or death at this point. We're deeply concerned for the fate of everyone in Gaza right now" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "'The world must do more' for Gaza, 5 UN agencies say". UN News. 21 October 2023. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Red Cross president says 'shocked by the intolerable level of human suffering'". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "'We have fallen off a precipice', UN human rights chief says". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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