2026-10-07 18:08 UTC
"But for most Palestinians, the day starts with more immediate questions: where to find water, what to eat and how to get through the next few hours.
At dawn, Nihad al-Skafi joins the queues for water.
"From the moment we wake up until we go to sleep, all that occupies us are basic survival tasks: collecting water, finding food, eating, staying alive, then sleeping,” Skafi told MEE as he filled a water container from a hose emerging from the ground in a displacement camp in western Gaza."
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@so_treu@scholar.social 2026-10-07 18:09
"By afternoon, another basic task comes into focus: finding electricity to charge mobile phones. With Gaza's electricity infrastructure almost entirely destroyed during the genocide, most Palestinians have no access to a regular power supply. Many rely on private generators or solar panels for electricity, while those without them have to pay to charge their phones at small charging points." Source: https://www.middleeasteye.net/big-story/gaza-all-we-do-is-try-to-survive