Israel has blocked off all power and fuel supply to Gaza, and allowed in only a trickle of food and medicine.
GAZA: Palestinians in Gaza sheltering from an intensifying Israeli bombardment that has killed thousands of people are running out of clean water and face growing health risks with public services at a halt and hospitals closing.
“There is no cooking gas, there is no water, we don’t eat well. We are getting sick,” she said. “There’s garbage on the ground and the whole place is polluted.” “Water is being used as a weapon of war. Many people are resorting to unsafe sources of water…Clean water in Gaza is either unavailable or available in very, very small quantities,” said Juliette Touma, a spokesman for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA.
“We are not at war with Gaza’s civilians. We are doing everything possible to get more humanitarian aid in,” said Israeli colonel Elad Goren, officer in charge of Palestinian humanitarian affairs.However, pumps to extract groundwater and desalination plants to treat seawater are out of order for lack of electricity. Tankers cannot move water by road without fuel.
On Thursday, Israel’s army chief signalled willingness to ease its wartime embargo on fuel for Gaza Strip imposed over concerns Hamas could seize it, saying that if hospitals there run out they could be resupplied under supervision. Hundreds of displaced people cram into UN-run schools and hospital courtyards function as temporary shelters where people hope the bombardment will be less intense.
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