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Humanitarian crisis in Gaza is 'worst in 40 years', say aid agencies

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is worse now than at any time since the beginning of the Israeli occupation in 1967, UK human rights and aid organisations said today.

A coalition of charities and groups labelled the blockade unacceptable and called on the UK Government to condemn it publicly and press for a new strategy for the war-torn area.

Poverty and unemployment levels are rising, hospitals are suffering 12-hours-a-day power cuts and the water and sewage systems are close to collapse, according to today's report.

And with Islamic militant groups swearing revenge for the bloody incursions, Israel is repeatedly hinting at a large-scale invasion of the territory - though it insists such an operation will not be meant as a "reoccupation".

A man examines the body of the Palestinian baby that medics claimed was killed by Israeli gunfire yesterday.