The world is witnessing a tragedy of epic proportions in West Asia, but the tide is turning slowly and surely amid efforts to halt it. The relentless and brutal assault on Gaza by Israeli defence forces has resulted in an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.

Thousands of Palestinians have been killed, many of them women and children, and thousands more have been displaced in the continuous strafing. The Israelis’ blockade of food supplies and humanitarian aid to Gaza has triggered another crisis, with thousands on the verge of starvation amid fuel and water scarcity.

In heartbreaking scenes, desperate and starving Palestinians, in the wake of a three-month blockade, stormed past barricades in southern Rafah as the US and Israel-supported Gaza Humanitarian Foundation opened........

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