Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza: Israel's Total Blockade Leaves Thousands Without Food and Water

2023-10-15 20:06:46

Monday Oct 16, 2023

The people of Gaza are struggling without food, drinking water, electricity and other essentials under Israel’s total blockade of Gaza. With the certainty of a land war, people fleeing to the southern regions and wandering in search of places where food is available are on the streets. From 10 am to 1 pm on Sunday, the Israeli army demanded that there be no attack on a road leading to southern Gaza and that they evacuate. He also accused Hamas of using the people as human shields. However, international agencies and health workers have pointed out that it is impossible to evacuate thousands of seriously injured people. The World Health Organization has said that the order to evacuate, including the injured, is tantamount to a death sentence. Hospitals have run out of medicine and oxygen. Health workers warned that thousands would die without access to care if the fighting continued. Attacks in the West Bank While the world’s attention is focused on Gaza, Israel has intensified its attacks against the Palestinians in the West Bank. 55 people were killed here in the attack of the Israeli army within a week. 220 people were arrested. The Israeli army killed 16 people here on Friday alone. Jewish settlers are also accused of attacking Palestinians. Read on deshabhimani.com