Gaza's Water Crisis Rages On: A Descent into Unmitigated Suffering The destruction of a desalination plant in northern Gaza, courtesy of an Israeli airstrike on August 24, is the latest symptom of a far more entrenched and systemic problem.
For years, residents of Gaza have been subjected to a withering siege that has rendered their access to clean drinking water increasingly unreliable.
For Zuhair al Nasr, a 74 year old father of 13 and grandfather of over 20, the loss of this plant was devastating.