Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Worsens Even As First Aid Convoys Arrive

CAIRO & UNITED NATIONS, Oct 22 (IPS) - The ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip has resulted in a humanitarian crisis described as "catastrophic" – and even as aid arrived, strikes intensified.

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