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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Al Jazeera Staff

Gaza’s dire humanitarian crisis explained

Residents in Gaza are spending hours in search of what little safe drinking water is available [Fatima Shbair/AP Photo]

Ten days of relentless bombing of Gaza by Israel has caused widespread destruction to schools and hospitals and displaced nearly a million people, with aid agencies warning of a “catastrophic” shortage of medical supplies in the besieged enclave.

Israel has justified its brutal assault in the wake of Hamas attacks on October 7 that left at least 1,300 Israelis dead. It has since cut off water, power and fuel supplies, trapping 2.3 million people.

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