Israel/Gaza: In Gaza, People Resort to Drinking Salty Water, Garbage Piles up

Oct 16, 2023 | Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Reuters
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As Israeli air strikes pounded the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected ground offensive, the enclave's residents were getting more desperate by the hour as water runs out, garbage piles up, explosions flatten homes and hospitals struggle to cope. Desperate to get some drinking water, some people began digging wells in areas adjacent to the sea or were relying on salty tap water from Gaza's only aquifer, which is contaminated with sewage and seawater.