set against the crisis of urgent humanitarian need

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Does 'set against' mean 'contrast with'?

It has now become a symbol of the juxtaposition of the war - the Israeli invasion of Gaza inflicting masses of casualties and damage, set against the crisis of urgent humanitarian need inside the hospital.

Source: Bowen: Al-Shifa Hospital raid comes as clock ticks on war by Jeremy Bowen
 

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