As the Israel-Hamas war continues, experts and aid organizations have said a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Gaza following Hamas' attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 and Israel's military response. At the beginning of the war, Israel implemented a blockade, severely limiting the amount of food and other supplies into Gaza, resulting in extreme shortages, according to aid officials. A top U.S. humanitarian official, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power, testified before Congress last week that it was "credible" to assess parts of Gaza are experiencing a famine.
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine considered deaths from traumatic injuries as well as infectious diseases, maternal and neonatal health crises and other illness.
By Julia Conley
Common Dreams
Scientists have warned an escalation
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