Palestinians Battle Water, Fuel Shortage

A fuel shortage in Gaza on Wednesday was adding to the grief and the struggle to survive as the war between Israel and Hamas raged on. Cut off from all fuel supplies because of Israel’s decision to impose a total siege on the Gaza Strip last week in retaliation for a deadly Oct. 7 Hamas attack, Palestinians in Gaza have no electricity and no fuel to power even their backup generators or fill up their cars. Water has also become a serious crisis since Israel cut off its water supplies that provided one-third of all drinking water in Gaza. Without electricity, there is also no way for the water to be pumped up to houses. In the southern city of Khan Younis, residents were desperately trying to fill up water at municipal sanitation stations.