Gaza faces a manmade drought as water systems collapse, UNICEF says

GENEVA: Gaza is facing a manmade drought as its water systems collapse, the United Nations’ children agency said on Friday. “Children will begin to die of thirst ... Just 40 percent of drinking water production facilities remain functional,” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder told reporters in Geneva. Israel is now channelling much of the aid into Gaza through a new US – and Israeli-backed group, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which uses private US security and logistics firms and operates a handful of distribution sites in areas guarded by Israeli forces.

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