The Israeli Defence Force is preparing to invade the Gaza strip, and attack by “air, sea and land.”

This comes days after the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, launched an unprecedented and bloody attack on Israel. 

Hamas fighters kidnapped Israeli women, men and children from their homes. And left more than 1,500 Israelis dead in their wake.

But on the other side of the border from Israel, Palestinian civilians are enmeshed in a devastating humanitarian crisis. 

Today, chief reporter Jordan Baker on what an Israeli ground offensive will mean for the people of Gaza.

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