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The UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday that without immediate deliveries of fuel it will soon have to sharply cut back relief operations across the Gaza Strip, which has been blockaded and hit by devastating Israeli airstrikes since Hamas militants launched an attack on Israel more than two weeks ago.
People in Gaza remain trapped under deteriorating conditions and only sporadic communication with the outside world as Israel continues a relentless volley of retaliatory airstrikes against the Palestinian territory. CBC spoke to some of those trying to survive inside and family members watching anxiously from outside.
A high-profile aid worker is calling on Hamas to release its hostages immediately, and begging Israel not to take vengeance on innocent Palestinians and their children.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Jerusalem on Thursday that "as long as America exists," the country will support Israel as it responds with force to last week's shocking Hamas attack and contemplates a ground operation in Gaza.