Israel-Hamas war: Water is scarce in Gaza, and Blinken is back in Israel

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'Gaza is running dry,' and families are turning to unsafe water, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said on Monday. The crisis comes as masses of people try to flee northern Gaza.

"Gaza is running dry," and families are turning to unsafe water, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said on Monday. The crisis comes as masses of people try to flee northern Gaza.A Palestinian man looks down at a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday.A Palestinian man looks down at a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday.JERUSALEM — Gaza's 2.

"The shutdown of backup generators would place the lives of thousands of patients at risk," OCHA said. Even if the crossing does reopen, it's an open question as to how the aid would be distributed. Roads leading to Rafah's crossing have been destroyed, posing a serious challenge to any efforts to distribute fuel and water.

The U.S has already sent a warship to the eastern Mediterranean — a measure it says is aimed at deterrence. It has also sent to Israel"small diameter bombs" and is sending more ammunition and interceptor missiles for Israel's Iron Dome, which intercepts most Hamas rockets that are fired at Israel.

 

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