The Humanitarian Crisis In Gaza

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🗓️ 16 October 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

As Israel's military prepares for a ground war, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has become increasingly dire with water, food, and fuel in dangerously low supply.

Hundreds of thousands of Gazans are fleeing south after the Israeli Government told residents to evacuate.

Israel cut off fuel, electricity, and water in retaliation for Hamas' surprise attack last Saturday. Israel says more than 1,400 Israelis have been killed and at least 199 taken hostage. Over the weekend, the Palestinian death toll from Israeli airstrikes surpassed 2,750 according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

But the enclave is one of the most densely populated places in the world. About half of Gazans are children under 18. And most have nowhere to go.

We discuss the mounting humanitarian crisis and what comes next for Gazans and the world as an Israeli ground invasion approaches.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Jen.
0:02.1	Just a quick heads up before we start the show.
0:04.7	The news is rapidly developing and things may have changed by the time you hear this
0:09.1	episode.
0:10.4	For the very latest news tune into your public radio station and follow updates at npr.org.
0:25.2	As Israel's military prepares for a ground war, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has
0:30.2	been come increasingly dire.
0:32.2	Hello, everyone.
0:33.2	It's around 4 p.m. hearing Gaza's situation is just getting worse.
0:37.7	There are literally no words to describe what's happening.
0:40.8	No electricity, no water, no entry, no, like almost 90 percent of Gaza, they don't have
0:45.3	connection.
0:46.3	We can't even pull each other.
0:48.0	That's Palestinian journalist Plastia Alaqoud.
0:51.1	She's been documenting the humanitarian crisis in Gaza on her Instagram.
0:55.2	Israel cut off fuel, electricity, and water in retaliation for Hamas's surprise attack
0:59.8	last Saturday.
1:01.2	Israel says more than 1,400 Israelis were killed and at least 199 were taken hostage.
1:07.8	Over the weekend, the Palestinian death toll from Israeli air strikes surpassed 2,750
1:13.6	that's according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
1:16.3	Gaza relies on Israel for roughly one-third of all available drinking water according
1:20.4	to the territories' water authority.
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