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Gaza is in a humanitarian crisis, days into the war between Israel and Hamas. Power is out, and the enclave is completely under siege — cut off from food, fuel, water and electricity. The conflict has claimed a total of at least 2,500 Palestinian and Israeli lives. The crossing into Egypt has been hit at least three times. Morning Edition host Leila Fadel is in Jerusalem, where she's been calling people in Gaza overnight.