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Israel/Palestine

AloeVera

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2. The last semi-livable city in Gaza. With UN warehouses, medical, some water, sanitation infrastructure..

Reply to Eugene (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 01:14 PM

Jul 21

I was wondering when it, too, would be razed to the ground.

The UN's humanitarian office OCHA said:

It said there were dozens of important resources such as humanitarian warehouses, medical clinics and critical water infrastructure in Deir al-Balah.

"Any damage to this infrastructure will have life-threatening consequences," it warned.

The new order "cuts through Deir al-Balah... further splintering the Strip," Ocha said, adding that it will limit the ability of its humanitarian teams to move safely and effectively in Gaza.

Soon it's going to look like Rafah (of the famous Red Line). Just look at the scale of destruction here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-33fccfbe-abcc-4af1-bdd2-632b2787cf59

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Israel launches air and ground offensive on Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Eugene Jul 21 #1

The last semi-livable city in Gaza. With UN warehouses, medical, some water, sanitation infrastructure.. AloeVera Jul 21 #2