Not just the shortage of food, water and essential goods. In the camps and shelters where the hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people live Gaza Strip the lack of Toilet adequate and drinking water is becoming an emergency. In fact, the impact on people’s health is dramatic. “The diseases are spreading rapidly” explains an operator of Oxfam in an audio testimony from the Strip. “In hospitals we struggle to try to help everyone, but there is a lack of electricity, space and resources.” The continuous attacks also make the work of humanitarian workers very difficult and risky, as they are unable to bring aid to civilians who have fled en masse from their homes in search of a safe place.
The story is part of a series of testimonies collected by Oxfam operators and managers in Gaza who ilfattoquotidiano.it decided to publish. The goal is to have a first-person account from civilians in Gaza, those who are currently paying the highest price for the conflict.
THE PETITION – There will be no significant humanitarian response without an immediate ceasefire. This is why Oxfam has launched an urgent appeal to the Italian government and European leaders which can be joined on:
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