“Children died of thirst…” War-Hit Palestinians In Jabalia Face Water Scarcity Amid Scorching Heat

Temperatures keep rising in the Gaza Strip while displaced Palestinians in Jabaliya camp, north of the enclave, continue to struggle with water scarcity.

“There is no water or food. Our children died of dehydration. We can’t wash up or use bathrooms. I can’t find any water to drink,” Bassam Abu Rokba, a disabled displaced living in Jabaliya said.

Families line up for hours under the sun, in front of water barrels waiting to fill up their buckets and containers with water that they need to carefully ration.

Some pipelines and water wells have been destroyed in Israeli airstrikes, and the limited aid entering at the strip makes it more challenging to obtain.

“This is a huge problem. Water is essential for life, and if there is no water then there is no life,” said Abu Anan, a displaced living in Jabaliya.

Israeli forces entered Jabaliya weeks ago, and have subsequently pulled out after weeks of fighting. Its that fighting that has caused massive destruction and severely impacted on surrounding infrastructure.

Israeli strikes have previously destroyed 75% of water wells in the area, head of the Jabaliya municipality Mazen al-Najar previously told local media outlets in March.

“There is almost no food or water because of the lack of aid coming into Gaza. Our clothes are dirty. All the water wells are destroyed and not a single one of them is functional,” said Hassan Adwan, while waiting to get some water.

The United Nations alerted about the risk of diseases - including cholera- in the enclave, due to the lack of clean drinking water, poor sanitation and the high temperatures in the region, that will keep rising with the arrival of the summer.

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May God ease all your pain. Lovely people live in Palestine ❤❤❤

[shahnaazrajaal]

Ya Allah you are the Provider, give the people of Palestine in abundance, cure all the sick, and old as and infant's they all need you Ya Allah

[oeisxfj]

Subhan Allah 😢😢😢😢
What a difficulty in life...😢😢😢

[faikawilliams]

Yaa Rabb grant these Palestinians ease and comfort, provide for their needs Ameen 🤲
How grateful we should be just to open the tap to quest our thirst, our kitchen overflowing with food, a nyc warm bed
Abd to sleep peacefully
Yaa Allah grant all oppressed humanity globally peace and comfort 🤲

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[evangelistgina]

May God deal with those who brings this hardship upon u Palestinians 🙏

[poufqef]

All the blame should be put on Hamas and all the other radical islamic factions

[Mf]

Hamas did not store any provisions for this, although they knew this would be coming. And Egypt closes the border to Gaza.

[kimberlylittle]

Most of the Palestinians are clean with clean clothes. Go figure

[AndyPhillip-dvch]

No oíl no u.s.a no u.n for help shame on world leader see them true colors what a shame on all superpowes just god time now...

[petrak.]

Shame on israel and all his complices.

[DianaLafleur-wplg]

Rich kings of the world, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Qatar, Morocco, Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand, please send water and sunscreen, send baby formula and diapers, medical supplies anesthesia lidocaine and propofol, tents cots, blankets, camp stoves, please help the people of Palestine, please give as God has blessed you

[JaxesGame]

Hamas has abandoned providing water to the people as the government of Gaza.
Israel was providing 4% of the water to Gaza Strip before Hamas attacked Israel. Israel is currently providing 70% of their water for free.

[mikehilton]

I see laundry hanging in the back, what did they wash it with sand.

[dcekryz]

Israel was giving you water then you attacked.

[learsi]

Nobody is dying there of thirst or hunger. They are dying because of Hamas.

[claire]

Feel very sorry for the chikdren. Until the adults love the children and peace more than they love hate and war and stop breeding "martyrs" there will be no respite... Theyve been at it for years and years and years ....

[danielloustaunau]

There Hezballa not Palestinians palastine is a region not a people .

[samuelsamuel]

Ok why they Territoriest support allies palastenian people