The project will take several wks, involving hundreds or thousands of #UnitedStates#troops on ships just off shore, in keeping w/ #POTUS#Biden’s mandate that no #American soldiers be on the ground inside #Gaza as the conflict rages. Briefing reporters,admin ofcls said that the port would be constructed in cooperation w/other countries in the region, but it was unclear whether #Israel would be joining the effort.
Children wait in line to get a meal in a refugee camp, somewhere in Gaza. This little boy has been through a lot, and he -like 2 million people in Palestine- still is in a life-threatening situation but he's keeping his spirits up. Foto by Muhammad Smiry.
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Gender alert: The gendered impact of the crisis in Gaza
Description : "Since 7 October 2023, more than 24,620 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip, 70 per cent of whom were women or children. More than 1.9 million people — 85 per cent of the total population of Gaza — have been displaced, including what UN Women estimates to be nearly 1 million women and girls."