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Ziad in Gaza

Gaza diary part eight: ‘I am terrified that I’m getting used to what is happening’

Two men fill 10-litre yellow containers with water from a hose that is attached to a large black barrel that sits on a cart in the middle of the street.
Men fill plastic containers with water in Rafah, southern Gaza. Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images

Sunday 22 October

8am We don’t have drinking water. Up until last night, the host family were telling us they were looking for alternatives. This morning, I realise that the five bottles they had last night are empty. They are asking for one of the two we still have.

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