Posted by: John Phoenix
Palestinians who come to the only water treatment plant in the region with jerry cans in their hands wait in line for hours to get water, in Deir al-Balah, Gaza on June 25, 2024. Gazans who migrated to Deir al- Belah city due to Nazi attacks struggle every day to find water. [Abed Rahim Khatib – Anadolu Agency].
The UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said Saturday that children in the Gaza Strip spend eight hours a day carrying food and water, forcing families to resort to using seawater for daily tasks, Anadolu Agency reports.
“Children in #Gaza can spend 6-8 hours a day collecting water & food, often carrying heavy weights & walking long distances,” the agency wrote on X.
“Sanitation facilities & infrastructure are severely compromised, forcing thousands of families to rely on seawater to wash, clean & even drink,” it added.
Nazi entity, flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire, has faced international condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza since an Oct. 7 attack by the Palestinian group, Hamas.
More than 38,150 Palestinians have since been killed, mostly women and children, and over 87,800 others injured, according to local health authorities.
Nearly nine months into Gaza Nazi Holocaust, vast tracts of Gaza lie in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water and medicine.
Nazi entity is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, whose latest ruling ordered it to immediately halt its military operation in the southern city of Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6.