Palestinians look at the destruction of a house in the aftermath of a strike amid the conflict with Israel in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 12, 2023.
The Palestinian Gaza Strip has been a frontline of conflict with Israel for decades and cut off from much of the outside world for 16 years.
Egypt held Gaza for most of the following two decades, until Israel seized it during a 1967 war.
Egypt, which shares a 12-km border with Gaza, has largely supported the blockade, viewing Hamas as a threat to its own stability.
More than 90% of water in Gaza is unfit for drinking, the Palestinian Water Authority says.
Persons:
Khan Younis, Abu Mustafa, Mahmoud Abbas, Israel, Egypt's, Cross, Tom Perry, Crispian Balmer, Toby Chopra
Organizations:
REUTERS, Hamas, THE, Watch, Humanitarian Affairs, Palestinian Water Authority, West Bank, Palestinian Central Bureau, Statistics, International Committee, Thomson
Locations:
Israel, Gaza, Palestinian, GAZA, Gaza City, Egypt, Rafah