Israel has delivered a mass evacuation order to nearly half of Gaza’s population ahead of an expected ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory.
Israel, which launched retaliatory strikes after an unprecedented deadly attack by the militant group Hamas last weekend, has cut off supplies to the territory of food, fuel, medicines and other goods. More than 3,000 are dead on both sides and thousands have been wounded.
The World Health Organization is warning that hospitals in Gaza are at a “breaking point,” with only a few hours of electricity each day making it difficult to treat injured patients. Roughly 1,800 people in Gaza have been killed, according to local authorities.
Meanwhile, Israelis are mourning the death of more than 1,300 people, including 222 soldiers, killed during and since Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7.
Hamas has also taken some 150 people to Gaza as hostages, including Israeli soldiers, civilians and foreigners, according to Israeli officials.
The Israeli military is now ordering around one million civilians in Gaza’s north to move to the south as a potential ground offensive looms.
Here is a look at the devastating impact the conflict has had so far on both sides.
— with files from Reuters and The Associated Press
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