Water Crisis Looms at Gaza's UN Shelters Amid Impending Israeli Offensive

Water has run out at UN shelters in Gaza, leaving half a million residents without access to clean water, as the besieged territory faces an Israeli ground offensive. Overwhelmed doctors are struggling to care for patients, fearing they will die once generators run out of fuel. Israel has cut off the flow of food, medicine, water, and electricity to Gaza, while airstrikes continue to pound neighborhoods. Aid workers are calling for the establishment of an emergency corridor for the transfer of humanitarian aid, but there is no indication that it will be opened soon. The situation is dire, with families rationing dwindling water supplies and resorting to drinking dirty or brackish water, increasing the risk of dehydration and waterborne diseases.