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GAZA, PALESTINE - OCTOBER 14, 2023: A young Palestinian on Saturday (Oct. 14) provided barber services to those who have abandoned their homes and took refuge in Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday warned that hospitals risk turning into morgues without electricity in the blockaded Gaza.“As Gaza loses power, hospitals lose power, putting newborns in incubators and elderly patients on oxygen at risk. Kidney dialysis stops, and X-rays can’t be taken. Without electricity, hospitals risk turning into morgues,” Fabrizio Carboni, the regional director for the Near and Middle East for the ICRC, said in a statement.In a dramatic escalation of Middle East tensions, Israeli forces have launched a sustained and forceful military campaign against the Gaza Strip in response to a military offensive by the Palestinian group Hamas in Israeli territories.The conflict began when Hamas initiated Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel, a multi-pronged surprise attack including a barrage of rocket launches and infiltrations into Israel via land, sea, and air, which Hamas said was in retaliation for the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem and Israeli settlers’ growing violence against Palestinians.In response to Hamas' actions, the Israeli military launched Operation Swords of Iron against Hamas targets within the Gaza Strip.Israel's response has extended into cutting water and electricity supplies to Gaza, further worsening the living conditions in an area that has reeled under a crippling siege since 2007.(Footage by Doaa Albaz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)