An unprecedented water crisis in Gaza amid the hunger caused by Israel Israeli conflict news

The vast majority of Palestinians in Gaza have been displaced several times, and many die from hunger caused by the Israeli. An unprecedented water crisis is also revealed PocketIntensifying more misery to its inhabitants.

Gaza was already suffering from a water crisis nearly 22 months before the Israeli bombing and land operations, more than 80 percent of the water infrastructure in the region.

“Sometimes, I feel as if my body dries from the inside. Thirst steals all my energy and energy of my children,” said UM Nidal Abu Nahl, a mother of four live in Gaza City.

Water trucks sometimes reach the population, and non -governmental organizations prove taps in camps for a few lucky, but far from enough.

Israel has rebuilt some water pipes in northern Gaza to the Israeli water company, Micurut, after cutting off the supplies early in the war, but the residents said that the water is still not flowing.

The local authorities said that this is due to the damage to the Water Distribution Network in Gaza, with the destruction of many major tubes.

A spokesman for Gaza City, Amy Al -Nabiyeh, said that the municipality department from the network provided by Micurut has not worked for nearly two weeks.

The wells that provided water for some needs before the war were also damaged, some of which are contaminated with sewage that have not been treated due to the conflict.

Many wells cannot be reached in Gaza because they are located inside combat areas, near Israeli military facilities or in areas under forced evacuation.

Wells usually work on electric pumps, and the energy was rare because Israel cut the Gaza force.

Generators can run pumps, but priority is given to hospitals for limited fuel connections.

The desalination plants in Gaza are out of operation, with the exception of one site, reopened last week after Israel regained electricity supplies.

Al -Nabiyeh said that the situation with the infrastructure was dark.

More than 75 percent of the wells outside the service, 85 percent of public works equipment were destroyed, 100,000 meters (62 miles) of water pipes were damaged, and 20,000 meters (124 miles) of sewage lines were not used.

The pumping stations are out of work, and 250,000 tons of garbage block the streets.

To find water, hundreds of thousands of people are still trying to extract the groundwater directly from the wells.

However, the groundwater layer in the coastal Gaza is full of naturally and exceeds the salinity criteria for drinking water.

In 2021, UNICEF warned that nearly 100 percent of the groundwater in Gaza was not suitable for consumption.

With approximately clean water, some Palestinians are mistakenly believed that colored water be free of bacteria.

The relief workers in Gaza had to warn again and again that even if the residents had been accustomed to taste, their kidneys would definitely suffer.

Although the water crisis in Gaza has received the attention of the media less than the continuous hunger crisis, its effects are completely deadly.

“Just like food, water should never be used in political ends,” said UNICEF spokeswoman Rosalia Pollen. While it is extremely difficult to determine the water shortage, she said: “There is a severe drinking water.”

“The weather is very hot, diseases are spreading, and water is really the issue that we are not talking about enough,” she added.