with witnesses reporting helicopter strikes and street battles in Rafah as hundreds of thousands of people flee intense fighting across the city.There are now two Australians working at the new 60-bed Red Cross field hospital with three new candidates planned to rotate into the hospital this month.
But, after a warning from the Israel Defense Forces ahead of its initial attacks on Rafah in the past week, an estimated 500,000 civilians have left the city. Roads heading north and west areGaza’s healthcare has been devastated by the six-month conflict. “Amputations are common, as well as acute respiratory infection, gastrointestinal illnesses and skin diseases which are spreading rapidly through displaced communities due to a lack of clean water, sanitation, and access to food.