As thousands of people are killed in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the United Nations is warning of even more deaths from dehydration and waterborne diseases from a water shortage crisis. The World Health Organization says two million Gazans are subsisting on about three liters of water a day for all of their needs, including drinking, cooking and washing.
WSJ explains why Gaza has so little water.
0:00 Gaza’s water problem
0:41 How Gaza got its water before the war
1:37 Water during the war
2:58 Humanitarian catastrophe
3:49 Why Gaza needs fuel
News Explainers
Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news.
#Gaza #Israel #WSJ
WSJ explains why Gaza has so little water.
0:00 Gaza’s water problem
0:41 How Gaza got its water before the war
1:37 Water during the war
2:58 Humanitarian catastrophe
3:49 Why Gaza needs fuel
News Explainers
Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news.
#Gaza #Israel #WSJ
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