"Hundreds have died since the ceasefire was declared. Even if the shelling stops, the destruction of Palestinian life will carry on as Israel continues to throttle aid, and the consequences of two years of war unfold. The World Health Organization warned last month that the health catastrophe would last for generations. Food remains in short supply. While displaced families shiver in flooded makeshift shelters, with many facing a third winter of homelessness, aid organisations say they cannot deliver stockpiles of tents and tarpaulins."
"Save the Children reports children sleeping on bare ground in sewage-soaked clothing. The Guardian last week revealed US plans for the long-term division of Gaza into a green zone under Israeli and international control, to be redeveloped, and a red zone left in ruins; a US official described reunion of the strip as aspirational. This vision with international troops essentially propping up Israeli occupation, and Palestinians drawn to those areas to escape squalor and chaos elsewhere echoes disastrous US policies in Iraq and Afghanistan."
A ceasefire declared in October temporarily eased hostilities, but Israeli strikes and ongoing clashes have continued to kill Palestinians, including many children. Hundreds have died since the ceasefire, and even if shelling stops the effects of two years of war will persist. Aid flows are severely constrained as Israel restricts supplies and classifies items like tent poles as dual-use, leaving displaced families without adequate shelter, food, or medical care. The World Health Organization warned of a health catastrophe that will last generations. US plans envisage dividing Gaza into a redeveloped green zone and a ruined red zone, backed by international forces, effectively institutionalising occupation and external control.
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