Gaza homeless toll 'hits 50,000'

[Ichingcarpenter]

Source: bbc

The United Nations says that some 50,800 people are now homeless and 400,000 are without running water.
Correspondents in Gaza City say entire neighbourhoods have been flattened and bodies are still being recovered.
Israel says it will allow 143 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid into Gaza plus 60,000 litres of fuel.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7838618.stm

[bdamomma]

1. it is a humanitarian crisis, when is this going to stop.

Is Israel supporting the ceasefire?

[Duckhunter935]

2. Are both sides?

[TheWraith]

4. Both sides have declared unilateral ceasefires. Because agreeing is too much to ask.

:eyes:

[democrank]

3. 143? Why not 146? 189? As many as are needed?

Oh, I forgot. It`s that control thing. Control the electricity. Control the water. Control the food. Control the medicine. Control the commererce. Call it freedom. Just ask Bush.

[ananda]

6. It's Shock Doctrine 101

Those people will put up with anything now.

[Zappatista]

7. Why not 146? 189? As many as are needed?

Indeed

[ProgressiveProfessor]

8. Maybe that is all that are staged

Also there is no structure on the other side to receive it. There were claims (not adequately substantiated IMO) that Hamas was intercepting supplies and selling them off.

[Magleetis]

5. Must be one

of the objectives Israel boasted of completing.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

9. a man made katrina.

[formercia]

10. People in refugee camps being made homeless

How bad can it get?

[Mark Twain Girl]

11. God, humanitarian relief is a challenge under the best of circumstances

The logistics, communication, distribution, trying to maintain neutrality in everyone's eyes. Hats off the humanitarian aid workers (everywhere) and here's hoping they are able to do their job effectively and bring some relief.