Gaza presents a landscape akin to ancient ruins, with concrete structures and debris indicating widespread destruction. Israel's security cabinet has approved a new ground offensive to seize full control of Gaza City, raising the prospect of further escalation in the ongoing conflict. This decision threatens the already perilous future of over a million Palestinians facing mass displacements. The plan is expected to exacerbate humanitarian crises in a region that has endured significant warfare and devastation for 22 months, placing immense strain on the local population.
Photographed from a Jordanian aid plane, Gaza looks like the ruins of an ancient civilisation, brought to light after centuries of darkness. A patchwork of concrete shapes and shattered walls, neighbourhoods scattered with craters, rubble and roads that lead nowhere. The remnants of cities wiped out.
The future of a million Palestinians hangs in the balance after Israel's security cabinet this week approved a new ground offensive aimed at taking complete control of Gaza's largest city in a decision that has triggered global outrage.
The Israeli plan to take complete control of Gaza City would entail a further escalation in the 22-month war and mean more mass displacements of an exhausted and starving population.
Victoria Roshchyna, a journalist who reported on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, fell victim to Russia's systematic policy of extrajudicial detention and torture in occupied parts of Ukraine.
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