The Correspondent- 467 days of Gaza war

This special edition is dedicated to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, two years after the conflict escalated in October 2023. The reports in this issue contain articles and images depicting the immense suffering of the people of Gaza as the situation there remains dire.

The brutal war in Gaza has shown undeniable scenes of vicious atrocities. Footage and images can only shed light on the people’s suffering, with exhausted faces of dire famine and indiscriminate strikes.

The conflict has resulted in an immense loss of life and widespread destruction, while the humanitarian crisis extends beyond starvation. Over two million Palestinians, half of whom are children, lack sufficient water, food, and medical care.

More than 90 per cent of homes in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed, displacing nearly around 2 million Palestinians. Critical infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, and bakeries, has been destroyed.

With 467 days (more than 15 months) of Gaza war, the highlight of this edition is the catastrophe by numbers and words.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza persists and has deepened significantly even after the ceasefire agreement that came into effect on October 10 of this year. Despite the truce, the region faces severe shortages of food, water, and essential medical supplies, with humanitarian agencies warning that aid remains critically scarce.

The ceasefire, intended to provide a window for increased humanitarian assistance, has been marred by continued hostilities and restrictions on aid entry. We invite you to delve into the pages of this issue for more insights on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Aid delivery has been a major point of contention as Israel has been restricting or cutting off aid. Scenes of chaos and civilian deaths have occurred during food distributions. Sanitary conditions are also deteriorating rapidly, with access to hygiene products increasingly limited.

In this issue, we also have an extensive report on the collapse of the healthcare system in Gaza. Hospitals, the places where people are supposed to find relief, have become dim to unknown fates under continuous bombings. Throughout the dark course of events, the Gaza healthcare system could hardly stand still until the situation became apocalyptic, as described by the United Nations.

The miserable story began as people chose to seek treatment for the injured, finding lost ones among the dead.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF