While pummelling the strip with airstrikes, it has banned any food, water, shelter or medication from being trucked into the Palestinian territory, where the U.N. says the vast majority of the population is reliant on humanitarian aid to survive. Israel says the blockade aims to pressure Hamas to release the hostages it still holds. Of the 59 captives remaining in Gaza, 24 are believed to still be alive. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the humanitarian crisis and the harrowing plight of civilians in war-torn Gaza, FRANCE 24's Delano D'Souza welcomes Shaina Low, Communication Adviser for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).