The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, warned of the serious repercussions of running out of potable water on the lives of Gaza’s approximately 2.2 million residents, in light of the Israeli war that has caused a major humanitarian crisis. The Associated Press quoted Lazzarini as saying. He said, “Drinking water is running out, and Gaza faces death.”

The agency noted that Gaza usually obtains water supplies from various sources, including a pipeline from Israel, seawater desalination plants, and wells.

She explained that these supplies declined when Israel cut off water from the Gaza Strip, following the Hamas movement’s launch of Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood” on October 7, in parallel with the interruption of fuel and electricity that operates the water stations and the sewage network.

The Associated Press reported a warning from the World Health Organization that the lack of potable water in the Gaza Strip puts the lives of patients in hospitals and the population in general at risk.

The Ministry of Interior in Gaza said - yesterday, Monday - that the Israeli occupation did not pump any liter of drinking water to any of the governorates of the Strip for the tenth day in a row, which prompted citizens to drink unsafe water, warning of a serious health crisis that threatens the lives of citizens.