Drought in the Ruins: Gaza's Water Crisis Unfolds Under Siege The relentless heat of the Middle Eastern summer beats down on Gaza, where access to clean drinking water has become a daily battle against the odds.
The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has left its mark on the territory's infrastructure, but it's the war's collateral damage – the destruction of water and sanitation systems – that threatens to turn this sweltering season into a catastrophe.
Gaza's water woes have been years in the making, with nearly 90% of the territory's water and sanitation infrastructure damaged or destroyed since the conflict began.