Israel-Hamas war: Killing, chaos and catastrophe in the Gaza Strip

Israel continues its bombing campaign in Gaza night and day, in retaliation for the October 7 Hamas terror attack.

As of mid-November, Gaza health officials said that more than 14,000 people had been killed, including 5,600 children.

Ambulances and civilians rush to the scene, hoping to rescue who they can. A scene that repeats itself every day.

Residents of Gaza dig through the rubble of this destroyed building. They carry out those injured and those who didn’t make it.

"We thought we were the only ones hit, but we went outside the house and saw bodies on the ground that flew from over 40 metres from the Al-Ghoul family home," said Abu Ibrahim, a resident of the al-Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza. 

"There were about seven girls, and some bodies and body parts were over the roof of a public market. Later, a fire caused by the airstrike set the bodies on fire."

Into the night, injured Gazans continue to be rushed to hospitals. Inside, doctors and nurses frantically scrambled to save injured children and adults.

Israeli planes dropped millions of leaflets over Gaza City, urging residents to flee to the south a few days before the start of Israel's ground offensive on 27 October. 

After entering Gaza, Israeli troops slowly and methodically began to encircle Gaza, completely cutting it off from the rest of the strip. 

According to the United Nations, more than half of Gaza’s hospitals were forced to close since Israel declared war after its own civilians were murdered or taken hostage by Hamas.

Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip has meant that basic medicines and fuel to power generators are quickly running out. In the few hospitals that still operate, nurses, and doctors are overwhelmed.

"The health situation in the Gaza Strip