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17 Jun 2024

Israel Hamas war: the sick and desperate children stuck in Gaza

Foreign Affairs Correspondent

Krishnan Guru-Murthy: It’s been more than a month since Israel began its offensive in Rafah targeting, it says, Hamas’ remaining battalions.

Fighting has been raging around the southern city, which was a crucial hub for aid distribution across the strip – and the only possible route out of Gaza.

Now, with mounting concern about rising levels of hunger, Israel has announced daily tactical pauses to increase the flow of aid.

But for some it’s already too late.

Warning: there are extremely distressing images in his report.