UN Undersec'y for Humanitarian Affairs on Gaza, Jan. 8, 2009


	UN Undersec'y for Humanitarian Affairs on Gaza, Jan. 8, 2009

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1-9-2009 8:35 PM

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gaza, israel, middle_east, war, news, bad_news

enbar says:

An extremely disturbing picture of the situation on the ground for Gazan civilians. One-third of the dead are children. Aid convoys and Red Cross teams have been prevented from carrying out humanitarian missions and have periodically been fired upon. Much of the civilian population of Gaza is without food, water, medical care, or power.

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