Displaced Palestinians are crammed into the southern portion of the devastated territory as Israel hunts down Hamas.
More than 1.5 million people are crammed into the southern Gaza city of Rafah amid Israel's war on Hamas and other militant groups in the Palestinian coastal territory, sheltering in what has been described as the Strip's 'last refuge.'Israeli airstrikes have repeatedly hit targets in Rafah, which sits along the border with Egypt.
The picture is bleak for Gaza, which was already isolated and impoverished after multiple rounds of conflict with Israel and 17 years of an Israeli-Egyptian blockade of many goods, intended to choke Hamas and limit its military capabilities.Sahloul spoke of a 'collapsing of the health care system,' with medical facilities, ambulances, emergency responders and doctors all falling regular victim to Israeli strikes.'Doctors in Gaza are precious like any other place,' he added.
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