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New respect needed for international law designed to protect civilians.
Reporting back from Gaza during the tenuous ceasefire, Oxfam's Michael Bailey gives a firsthand view of the consequences of war.
We are caged like animals, waiting to die
Every day I say, "this has been the worst day of my life," and then tomorrow comes.
My fifteen-month-old child is already showing signs of trauma. In the middle of his few hours of slumber, he wakes up and starts screaming as if someone has hit him.
"At least if I die, I will die with a little hope."
This morning I heard people chanting outside. I wondered what it was, and then the lights came on.
A young Israeli speaks with his local community about the conflict in Gaza.
Stories from Shifa Hospital and beyond
Today, I met with people outside of Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. I could not believe the stories I was hearing.
"Our hospitals cannot cope, nor can our doctors."
Short on supplies and equipment, doctors are struggling to provide medical care to people in Gaza.
