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Maps can shape how we see conflict.
Palestinians flee to southern Gaza as Israeli tanks block the Salah al-Din road in the central Gaza Strip on Nov. 24, 2023.
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Urban warfare and the extensive tunnel network in Gaza benefit Hamas and pose a major challenge to the Israeli military.
Destroyed buildings are pictured following Israeli airstrikes on the Bureij refugee camp in Gaza on Oct. 18, 2023.
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Life on the Kibbutz Re'im 13 years ago was peaceful — but was a stark and disturbing contrast to the lives being lived by Palestinians nearby.
UN food distributed to refugees, 2009. Many Gazans have been dependent on food aid, restricted by Israel, for years.
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Water, food, energy and fuel supplies have been severed as retaliation for Hamas’s attacks.
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In this podcast, expert on the Middle East and former Australian ambassador to Lebanon Ian Parmeter joins The Conversation to analyse the conflict so far; explaining its background and ramifications.