'Total panic, total confusion: We are seeing a human catastrophe unfolding before our own eyes'

The UN warned that so many people fleeing en masse — almost half the Gaza population — would be calamitous. Hamas, which staged a shocking and brutal attack on Israel nearly a week ago and has fired thousands of rockets since, dismissed the evacuation order as a ploy and called on people to stay in their homes. The evacuation order, which applies to Gaza City, home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, sparked widespread panic among civilians and aid workers already running from Israeli airstrikes and contending with a total siege of Gaza. Israel has cut off all food, water and supplies and caused a territory-wide blackout. “Forget about food, forget about electricity, forget about fuel. The only concern now is just if you’ll make it, if you’re going to live,” said Nebal Farsakh, a spokesperson for the Palestinian Red Crescent in Gaza City, as she broke into heaving sobs. Director General of Palestine Red Crescent Marwan Jilani joins FRANCE 24 to offer more analysis and perspective on the rapidly deteriorating situation unfolding on the ground in war-torn Gaza and the imminent dangers civilians and humanitarian and medical workers are facing.
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