In Need of Water & Food: How Palestinians Survive in Gaza
In Need of Water & Food: How Palestinians Survive in Gaza
Sputnik Africa
Since October 7, thousands of civilians, both Palestinian and Israeli, have died as a result of the newest escalation in the conflict between the Gaza-based... 28.10.2023, Sputnik Africa
On Saturday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced the next phase of the operation in Gaza, which will continue until a new order is given. In addition, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said Saturday that the Jewish state's objectives in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict require a ground operation in the Gaza Strip.Overnight, Israeli airstrikes destroyed hundreds of buildings in the Gaza Strip, according to the Civil Defense in the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory, worsening the humanitarian situation in the Strip.Although a number of humanitarian aid shipments have made their way into Gaza in recent days, the humanitarian situation in the Strip, which is under a total Israeli blockade of food, water, medicine, electricity, fuel, and recently even the Internet, is worsening by the day.Meanwhile, IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari on Saturday once again called on Gazans to urgently leave the northern part of the Strip and Gaza City and move south for their "immediate safety" ahead of a planned ground invasion of Gaza.Check out Sputnik Africa's gallery, covering the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza Strip!
Since October 7, thousands of civilians, both Palestinian and Israeli, have died as a result of the newest escalation in the conflict between the Gaza-based Palestinian resistance movement Hamas and Israel. Hamas launched an unprecedented attack in southern Israel, prompting Israel to declare war and launch retaliatory bombing raids on Gaza.
On Saturday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced the next phase of the operation in Gaza, which will continue until a new order is given. In addition, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said Saturday that the Jewish state's objectives in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict require a ground operation in the Gaza Strip.
Overnight, Israeli airstrikes destroyed hundreds of buildings in the Gaza Strip, according to the Civil Defense in the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory, worsening the humanitarian situation in the Strip.
Although a number of humanitarian aid shipments have made their way into Gaza in recent days, the humanitarian situation in the Strip, which is under a total Israeli blockade of food, water, medicine, electricity, fuel, and recently even the Internet, is worsening by the day.
Meanwhile, IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari on Saturday once again called on Gazans to urgently leave the northern part of the Strip and Gaza City and move south for their "immediate safety" ahead of a planned ground invasion of Gaza.
Check out Sputnik Africa's gallery, covering the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza Strip!
A young Palestinian sit on plastic jerrycans at a water filling point, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 28, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.
A Palestinian boy holds a bag of chickpeas collected from a UN-run aid supply center, distributing food to local Palestinians and people displaced following Israel's call for more than 1 million residents in northern Gaza to move south for their safety, in Deir al-Balah on October 28, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.
Palestinian children play on the back of a pick-up truck, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 28, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.
A young Palestinian waits near plastic jerrycans as people queue at a water filling point, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 28, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.
Palestinian men prepare food in large pots simmering on wooden fires due to the lack of cooking gas, which will be distributed to displaced families following Israel's call for more than 1 million residents in northern Gaza to move south, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on October 28, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.
