Thursday, June 26, 2025 

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned of the severe thirst threatening the people of the Gaza Strip with death amid the collapse of water supply systems due to Israeli bombing of infrastructure and the ban on fuel imports since last March. 

The UN agency said in a statement on Facebook yesterday evening, Wednesday, that Palestinian families across Gaza are at risk of dying of thirst amid the collapse of water supply systems. 

It continued: "Only 40 percent of drinking water production facilities are still operating, and Gaza is on the brink of a man-made drought." 

UNRWA explained that its capacity to provide water has declined to half the quantities it provided during the truce period, due to the ongoing Israeli bombing, forced displacement orders, and the occupation authorities' ban on the entry of fuel into the Strip for more than 100 days. 

In this regard, she said: "Water wells have run out of fuel, water wells are located in dangerous, hard-to-reach areas, broken pipes are wasting water, and water tankers often don't arrive."
 She called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. 

Last month, municipalities across Gaza warned of the disruption of their services due to the depletion of fuel needed to operate several facilities, most notably water wells. 

With American support, the Zionist enemy's "army" has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving more than 186,000 dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing. It is also waging a comprehensive aggression against the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.