Women and children from displaced families, who returned from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip to the north due to the dangers and difficulties they faced there under Israeli bombardment, take shelter at Al-Shifa hospital. — AFP
Women and children from displaced families, who returned from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip to the north due to the dangers and difficulties they faced there under Israeli bombardment, take shelter at Al-Shifa hospital. — AFP

Displaced families, who returned from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip take shelter at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. — AFP
Displaced families, who returned from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip take shelter at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. — AFP

 Children from displaced families, who returned from southern Gaza Strip to the north take shelter at Al-Shifa hospital. — AFP
Children from displaced families, who returned from southern Gaza Strip to the north take shelter at Al-Shifa hospital. — AFP

A woman and children stand before a mattress and laundry drying out on a balcony walkway outside a classroom that has been converted into a make-shift shelter for displaced Palestinians at a school run by UN. — AFP
A woman and children stand before a mattress and laundry drying out on a balcony walkway outside a classroom that has been converted into a make-shift shelter for displaced Palestinians at a school run by UN. — AFP

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Lull in fighting
Updated 28 Jul, 2026

Lull in fighting

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Water policy
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Water policy

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Ending hepatitis
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Ending hepatitis

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Writing on the wall
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Writing on the wall

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Still unprepared
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Delayed devolution
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Delayed devolution

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