Searching for safety in Gaza
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🗓️ 18 October 2023
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
The Post’s Gulf bureau chief Susannah George walks us through the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the uncertainty for people on the ground there.
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It’s been nearly two weeks since Hamas militants attacked dozens of border communities in Israel, killing at least 1,400 people and taking 199 people back to Gaza as hostages, Israeli officials said.
In Gaza, roughly 3,000 people have been killed by Israeli airstrikes, according to Palestinian officials. Finding safety is increasingly tough. Residents in northern Gaza are attempting to evacuate to southern Gaza after Israeli commanders warned of intensifying attacks.
Hospitals are also being struck. Tuesday night, a blast at al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City killed 471 people, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. U.S. officials said that Israel was “not responsible” for the blast, while Palestinian authorities blamed Israel.
Wednesday in Tel Aviv, President Biden announced plans for an “unprecedented” aid package to Israel, as well as humanitarian aid to Gaza and the West Bank.
Gulf bureau chief Susannah George reports from Jerusalem, documenting the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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| 0:57.7 | 20 years old, the situation in Gaza right now was miserable and bloody. |
| 1:06.6 | Yesterday, the Israeli army sent messages and throw posters or drink more than 1 million |
| 1:16.0 | people in the north to evacuate and go to the south. |
| 1:24.1 | Som Thabet recorded this voice message on October 14th, less than 24 hours after Israeli |
| 1:30.7 | planes dropped leaflets over Gaza City, warning residents to evacuate. |
| 1:37.1 | Some people didn't believe that, and they said that it's a rumor or a lie, and others |
| 1:44.9 | started to evacuate. |
| 1:49.2 | They carried their emergency bags and buckets, then got in trucks and cars, and others |
| 1:56.7 | fled on food. |
| 1:59.0 | With Som stayed in Gaza City and is sheltering with seven of her relatives, there have |
| 2:03.9 | been Israeli air strikes nearby. |
| 2:09.4 | It's a massacre. |
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