Key takeaways:
- Israel has announced a full-scale siege on the Gaza Strip, cutting off all food, water, electricity, and fuel to its 2.3 million residents.
- The death toll from the war has risen to nearly 1,600 on both sides.
- The international community is calling for an immediate ceasefire and for both sides to resume negotiations.
Israel has announced a full-scale siege on the Gaza Strip, cutting off all food, water, electricity, and fuel to its 2.3 million residents. This comes in response to the large-scale deadly attacks by Hamas, which has caused a humanitarian crisis in the overcrowded, impoverished enclave.
The siege is being called a form of collective punishment by Palestinian rights activist Laila el-Haddad, who has lived in Gaza and is currently based near Baltimore. The death toll from the war has risen to nearly 1,600 on both sides.
On Monday, rescue workers found 100 bodies in the tiny farming community of Beeri, which is around 10% of its population. This was after a long hostage standoff with gunmen. In retaliation for the attack, Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel, and other supplies.
Hamas has also escalated their attacks, pledging to kill captured Israelis if attacks targeted civilians without warnings. This has caused further unrest and fear in the region.
The international community is calling for an immediate ceasefire and for both sides to resume negotiations. The United Nations has warned that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is only getting worse, and that the situation is unsustainable.
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