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More than 2 million people in Gaza are trapped in a humanitarian disaster
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https://www.businessinsider.com/gaza-israel-airstrikes-trapped-in-a-humanitarian-disaster-2023-10?
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Israel’s response to the militant group Hamas’ attack on Saturday has been an all-out assault on the Gaza Strip, a sliver of land that butts up against the Mediterranean Sea and has been under Israeli and Egyptian blockade for 16 years.
Buildings, apartment towers, mosques, and more are being toppled by aerial strikes; access to electricity, fuel, medicine, and food is being cut off by Israeli officials; and hospitals are running on backup generators with only days of power left.
“The people of Gaza were already in a weakened state as a result of 16 years of living under closure, restrictions on access to freedom of movement, and the opportunities for employment as well as trade,” Akshaya Kumar, the director of Crisis Advocacy at Human Rights Watch, told Insider.
Insider previously spoke with Ivan Karakashian, the head of advocacy in Jerusalem for the NGO Norwegian Refugee Council, who said workers on the ground estimated on Tuesday that essentials, including food, could run out in Gaza in four to six days.
Since the current conflict began on Saturday, much of the US focus has been on supporting the Israeli government’s response to Hamas, which targeted civilian populations and left at least 1,200 dead in its most recent attack sagainst Israel.
A State Department spokesperson told Insider that Biden would be supporting Israel with whatever it needs at the moment and said the US provides humanitarian assistance to Gaza and the West Bank through trusted partners and in coordination with Israeli officials.
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