Mass movement of Palestinians back into Gaza encountering lack of basic supplies, sewage treatment systems, freshwater and public waste management. It is claimed the war has reversed development by 60 years
Gaza Strip: Infrastructural ruin, destroyed facilities and lack of shelter await returnees despite joy at ceasefirePresident Higgins ‘rightly’ referenced Gaza war in Holocaust speech, says Simon HarrisPalestinians began to cross to the north after Hamas belatedly agreed to release Arbel Yehud and two other Israeli hostages on Thursday under the January 19th deal for a ceasefire and swap of 33 Israeli hostages for 1,900 Palestinian prisoners.
One week after the Hamas-led October 7th, 2023, attack on Israel, in which 1,200 were killed and about 250 abducted according to Israeli figures, Israel ordered the evacuation to the south of 1.1 million Gazans residing in the north, including Gaza City. The UN estimated that 50,000 who remained faced siege, blockade and an Israeli ground offensive, and were left without access to food, water or healthcare.
While 300-600 trucks loaded with supplies have entered Gaza daily during the ceasefire, the influx of thousands of homeless families into the north could overtake supplies. The situation could deteriorate if on Thursday, under 2024 legislation, Israel ceases co-operation with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa.
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