Siege and shelling pushes Gaza back to the ‘stone age’

It has been two weeks since Israel cut electricity and fuel supplies to Gaza and most bakeries have closed their doors, leaving two million people at risk of starvation and malnutrition.

With the war now in its third week, the few bakeries that are still running are becoming well-known names among residents of the besieged region.

Lack of fuel affects not only the bakeries in Gaza’s refugee camp but also means supermarkets have no way of refrigerating produce and desalination plants cannot operate.

Food, generator-produced electricity, and water are now also at extremely low levels following the Israeli bombing campaign in Gaza, which began in response to an attack by Hamas-led Palestinian fighters on 7 October.

More than 1.5 million Palestinians in the region face water shortages. Local authorities have been unable to supply the area with water after Israel cut water supplies.

Many residents are now pumping water from wells but that comes with risks and supplies can be contaminated with seawater and wastewater.

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