Gaza, the most densely-populated place on Earth, described as “the world’s largest open-air prison,” has become a hellish cauldron of human suffering. Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are entering their ninth month of an unprecedented military onslaught that has killed over 36,500 people, including at least 15,000 children — believed to be a gross underestimate. Israel, with its constantly replenished arsenal of U.S. arms, has defied the internati…