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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Seham Tantesh in Gaza, Lorenzo Tondo and Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem

Deadly Israeli attacks worsen Gaza’s water shortage crisis

People fill plastic jerry cans with water from hoses connected to a tanker truck
People in Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood collect water from tanker trucks this month. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Israeli forces in Gaza killed a water engineer and two drivers who transported water to displaced families over four days in mid-April, exacerbating severe shortages of clean water that are fuelling the spread of preventable disease.

Israeli limits on the shipment of soap, washing powder and other hygiene products into Gaza have also forced prices up, adding to the challenge of keeping clean and avoiding infection in overcrowded shelters and tent encampments.

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