in this issue...
The Situation in Gaza
(as of October 27, 2023)
~60% of Gaza's population is DISPLACED
1.4 million people forced from their homes, with 590,000 sheltering in 150 UN schools. Israel issued orders that 1.1+ million residents of northern Gaza move to the south.
No electricity and almost no fuel
The electrical grid closed down almost immediately after the war started. Generators used as back-ups are stopping because no fuel is coming into Gaza.
All systems are shutting down
Without a source of power....
many hospitals have closed their doors or turned off life-saving equipment,
water supplies are down to 2-3 liters per person a day because it cannot be pumped or cleaned,
sewage treatment facilities cannot operate and are dumping waste into the sea,
Gaza's power plant can't provide electricity,
and desperately needed humanitarian relief can't get to displaced families.
