Gaza Crisis: Water Shortages, Overwhelmed Hospitals, and No Safe Places

Water has run out at United Nations shelters in Gaza as Palestinians seek refuge from the Israeli offensive. The besieged territory's largest hospital is overwhelmed, with doctors fearing patients will die once generators run out of fuel. Israel has cut off the flow of food, medicine, water, and electricity to Gaza, leaving civilians struggling for survival. Aid workers are calling for the protection of over 2 million civilians and the establishment of an emergency corridor for humanitarian aid, but there is no indication that this will happen soon. Hospitals are full, and doctors fear for the lives of patients dependent on ventilators and those with complex blast wounds. The situation is dire, with water supplies running low and the risk of dehydration and waterborne diseases increasing.
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