Gaza War Deepens a Long-Running Humanitarian Crisis
Gaza War Deepens a Long-Running Humanitarian Crisis The Palestinian enclave was already in a dire state. The war with Israel has made it worse, damaging the health and sewage systems, closing schools and displacing tens of thousands. An Israeli strike on Gaza City on Tuesday.Credit...Hosam Salem for The New York Times May 18, 2021Updated 8:45 p.m. ET GAZA CITY — The nine-day battle between Hamas militants and the Israeli military has damaged 17 hospitals and clinics in Gaza, wrecked its only coronavirus test laboratory, sent fetid wastewater into its streets and broke water pipes serving at...