WITHOUT a ceasefire in sight, and Rafah also under attack, the decimation of Gaza seems to hinge as much on forced starvation and the spread of disease, as it does on constant bombardment.
For nearly five months, the world has witnessed the slaughter of nearly 30 000 Palestinians, among the about 13 000 children and 8 800 women. More than 7 000 people are missing – 70% of whom are women and children. People in Gaza who have managed to survive the relentless strikes from air, land and sea, have had their homes, loved ones, and access to even the most basic of necessities, ripped away.
On Israel’s evacuation orders, 1.4 million internally displaced people, including more than 600 000 children, fled to Rafah at the southern end of Gaza,…