Communications blackout & spiraling hunger compound misery in Gaza Strip
Saturday, 16 December 2023 Internet and telephone lines went down Thursday evening and were still inaccessible Saturday morning, according to internet access advocacy group NetBlocks.org, hampering aid deliveries and rescue efforts as Israel's war against Gaza's ruling militant group Hamas stretched into the 11th week. The offensive, triggered by the unprecedented October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, has flattened much of northern Gaza and driven 85% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million from their homes. Displaced people have squeezed into shelters mainly in the south in a spiraling humanitarian crisis.
Israel has long been pounding Gaza, calling its ground invasion an operation to eliminate Palestinian terror group Hamas. However, some experts say Israel’s ultimate objective is to confiscate Gaza's multi-billion-dollar gas resources. Gaza Marine is a natural gas field located 36 km off...
"They bombed the infrastructure at the entrances.. there are now two craters in the southern entrance," says a resident of Al-Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza's Deir el-Balah. Fighting between Israel and..
Doctors at the Nasser Hospital say they are "are functioning at 300% of our 100% capacity", amid shortages of medical supplies and beds for the wounded in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip...
Israeli forces launched a fierce assault on Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Friday night, intensifying their campaign against Hamas militants. Residents reported tank fire and aerial bombings, leaving..
Saturday, 16 December 2023
![Damage in Gaza's Al-Maghazi refugee camp after Israeli strikes [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20231231/1362972521-Damage-in-Gaza-Al-Maghazi-refugee-camp.jpg)
![Gaza hospital 'functioning at 300% of 100% capacity' says doctor [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20231230/1362932375-Gaza-hospital-functioning-at-300-of-100-capacity.jpg)
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