Smoke seen rising over tent camp in Khan Younis

(6 Aug 2024)
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Khan Younis - 6 August 2024
1. Smoke rising over tent camp in Khan Younis, seen from Gaza
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Smoke was seen rising over a tent camp in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday as the Israel-Hamas war continues.

The Palestinian territory has been plunged into a severe humanitarian crisis in the war ignited by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack into Israel.

The vast majority of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million have been displaced by the fighting, often multiple times, and hundreds of thousands are sheltering in crowded, squalid tent camps.

International experts said in June that Gaza was at “high risk” of famine.

Aid groups say efforts to bring in desperately needed food and supplies have been hindered by Israeli restrictions, ongoing fighting and the breakdown of law and order.

The war was triggered by the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, which saw militants kill 1,200 people and take 250 others hostage.

Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip since has killed at least 39,580 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its count.

Israel’s military says it has killed roughly 15,000 militants in the war.

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