UN Says More than 50,000 Left Homeless in Gaza Following Israeli Attacks

The United Nations has estimated that more than 50,000 people have been left homeless in the Gaza Strip following Israel’s three-week assault against Hamas targets in the region.

An Israeli ceasefire was announced on Saturday and a day later Hamas said they would respect a ceasefire as well but both sides have made it known that the ceasefire would be conditional. Israel has begun removing troops from Gaza, a key condition of the Hamas ceasefire, but there has been no word on whether they will lift the blockade that has isolated the Palestinians.

Israel has warned that any future rocket attacks launched by Hamas would kick-start another offensive in Gaza.

With the ceasefire the United Nations has begun to grasp a fuller picture of the situation and along with the numbers on those now homeless the organization has said more than 400,000 have no water. Entire neighborhoods have been leveled by Israeli airstrikes and bodies are still being recovered.

An estimated 1,300 Palestinians have been killed in the attacks but that number could skyrocket when the debris is cleared. The International Committee of the Red Cross has been sending in medical supplies and food to provide some relief to the Palestinians but basic services have left civilians facing a “humanitarian crisis” according to the ICRC.

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