UN estimates 43,000 Gaza housing units wiped out, 80% of population displaced - AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

A rainbow appears across the sky as internally displaced Palestinians who fled the Israeli military bombardment and incursion into the northern Gaza Strip shelter in makeshift tents.

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A rainbow appears across the sky as internally displaced Palestinians who fled the Israeli military bombardment and incursion into the northern Gaza Strip shelter in makeshift tents.

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