Red Cross: Gaza humanitarian situation worsening in blockade

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The International Committee of the Red Cross warned yesterday that six months after Operation Cast Lead, Israel's large-scale offensive in the Gaza Strip, the enclave's inhabitants were being prevented from "rebuilding their lives."

The closure of the crossings points - allowing in only a limited amount of basic humanitarian goods - was also causing overloads on the run-down water,sanitation and health infrastructures in Gaza, it said.

Water pipes, cement, painkillers and X-ray film developing materials were among the items lacking in Gaza, which "is cut off from the outside world."

Also, the economy has virtually collapsed, causing rampant poverty.continues here

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