Israeli bombings worsen water shortages
With many of Gaza’s water wells and pipelines destroyed in the war, accessing water has become a daily struggle for Palestinians in the coastal enclave.
Anas al-Jamal, a pregnant woman in the enclave, tells Al Jazeera she has to leave her home every day to search for water to carry home.“ The water scarcity is severely affecting me because I’m supposed to rest and avoid strenuous physical activity,” al-Jamal told Al Jazeera. “We’re really struggling.”
Many in Gaza back to eating ‘one meal per day’
Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary has sent us an update from Deir el-Balah’s Al-Aqsa Hospital, where she says an extra emergency department has been opened to deal with the massive influx of injured patients.
The hospital, running on just one generator, remains flooded with sick and injured patients, and is performing surgeries on an “hourly basis”, she said.
At the same time, the flow of aid into Gaza has remained scarce, with many people now eating “only one meal per day”. “This is not only in the south, but also in the north” of Gaza, said Khoudary, adding that markets are largely empty and what food available is hard to afford for most people.
Israel keeps Rafah crossing closed amid ‘imminent’ famine: PRCS
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has said Israel continues to close Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt “amid imminent acute levels of famine across the Gaza Strip”.
“This enforcement of collective punishment on the Palestinian population in Gaza not only further exacerbates the humanitarian situation in the Strip, but also comes as a direct violation of the International Court of Justice’s May Order on Provisional Measures and international humanitarian law,” the medical charity said on X.
Women-led organisations in Gaza keep operating despite war damage
