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Almost all of Gaza’s water is not fit for human consumption because of a deliberate Israeli strategy. RAMZY BAROUD explains

“THE water is back,” one family member would announce in a mix of excitement and panic, often very late at night.
The moment such an announcement was made, my whole family would start running in all directions to fill every tank, container or bottle that could possibly be filled.
Quite often, the water would last only for a few minutes, leaving us with a collective sense of defeat, worrying about the very possibility of surviving.
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