Quote:The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday warned that hospitals in the Gaza Strip could turn into “morgues” without electricity in the wake of Israel’s siege on the territory that cut off several resources for Palestinians.
“As Gaza loses power, hospitals lose power, putting newborns in incubators and elderly patients on oxygen at risk,” Fabrizio Carboni, ICRC regional director for the Near and Middle East, wrote in a statement. “Without electricity, hospitals risk turning into morgues.”
Earlier this week, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant ordered a “complete siege” on the Gaza Strip, following an onslaught of attacks from Palestinian militant group Hamas.
The order stopped the supply of food, electricity and water to the territory that was already running low on several resources. The sole power plant in Gaza officially ran out of fuel and was shut down on Wednesday, sending the territory into a deeper humanitarian crisis.
Generators were typically used to power buildings and homes in Gaza, with the order cutting off any fuel imports.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization said earlier this week Gaza’s medical supply has been exhausted following days of violence.
https://thehill.com/policy/international...s-morgues/
... and:
Quote:Lee Sasi, an American woman from California, was attending a music festival several miles from the Gaza border when the Palestinian militant group Hamas began attacking concertgoers, killing hundreds.
In an interview with NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Sasi said she hid with her uncle, who died protecting her from a grenade, and a friend, who was shot defending the bomb shelter they were in. Her pregnant cousin is missing and thought to have been kidnapped.
Sasi said the Hamas militants were laughing as they shot concertgoers.
“They were so excited in their voice, and it was like joy to them,” Sasi told host Chris Cuomo. “Like they were waiting to kill us.”
For hours, she hid under a pile of dead bodies until she was rescued. Sasi said she feels deaf in one of her ears from the noise of gunshots and rockets.
Sasi said she decided to hide underneath dead bodies in the shelter to protect herself from the oncoming grenades.
“Everybody was dying in front of me,” she said. “I was sitting on them and then they started throwing grenades. I had to bury myself under the bodies to protect myself.”
She said she hopes people update the SOS tracking on their cellphones, which ultimately helped her be rescued hours later.
Sasi said she hopes her story will make a difference.
https://thehill.com/policy/international...detection/
Any pretense of moral superiority by either side is plainly bullshit.
