As the conflict escalates, residents of Gaza turn to the sea for water shortages

KATHMANDU: The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has worsened as the Palestinian-Israeli confrontation escalates.

Residents in coastal areas resorted to sea water for everyday consumption due to a scarcity of pure drinking water.

Om Osama, a Gaza citizen, stated that there is no electricity, gas, food, or even drinking water.

According to Saeed Mahmoud, a displaced Gazan, “there is nothing in Gaza, and Gaza is now suffering from a siege and a deadly war.” Siege and war are destroying the future of children and adolescents.

Similarly, another displaced person said that he was not sure when he would die because he could not even drink water. He said that it was not a big deal that he did not get food and he lamented that he could not even drink water. He said that the sea is the only option for water.

He said that he had to go to the sea for water and used to live there.