in the Gaza Strip and urged the parties to address the humanitarian crisis in the territory.
But no end to the war appears in sight.

Here are some photos that tell the story of the human tragedy that the Gaza people are facing today and it is bound to get a lot worse

The pictures are courtesy of AP and Reuters photographers

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A Palestinian woman wounded in Israeli missile strikes is helped into the emergency area at Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008


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Palestinians carry the body of a Palestinian killed in an Israeli missile strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008.

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A Palestinian firefighter reacts as a building burns after an Israeli missile strike in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008.


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A Palestinian gestures at the scene of an Israeli missile strike on a building in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008.


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Palestinians gather in the crater of an Israeli missile strike on a building used by the Islamic group Hamas in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008.

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Tags: Gaza, Israel, source: AP, source: Reuters, UN, Ya Libnan