Severe shortages leave Gaza City residents without water, bread, or basic necessities
Residents of Gaza City are grappling with an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation, with no access to safe drinking water, food, or basic necessities, reports BBC, quoting a UK-based aid official.
Mai Elawawda, a communications officer for the UK-based charity Medical Aid for Palestinians, described dire conditions in a message from southern Gaza, saying, "The future is utterly bleak."
She added, "After more than 19 months of forced starvation, dehydration, and displacement, we do not know how much longer we can hold on."
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According to Elawawda, there is "extremely limited" access to safe drinking water, and food is no longer available in markets. What little remains is priced far beyond what most people can afford.
Infant formula has become almost impossible to find, and in the rare cases it is available, it costs over $25 (£18). Nappies, she noted, are being sold for more than $30 (£22), "well beyond the reach of displaced families who cannot even secure their daily meals."
During a visit to Gaza City last week, she said, "you would not find a single loaf of bread for sale."
