The UN says if the limit were lifted, fishing could provide employment and a cheap source of protein for the people of Gaza. After the latest upsurge in violence, Israel temporarily banned any fishing from the Gaza Strip. Over the years it has set varying limits on the fishing zone, disrupting the livelihoods of about 5, fishermen and related workers. Most people in Gaza suffer from a shortage of water. Tap water is salty and polluted and is not fit for drinking. While most Gazan households are on a piped water network, Ocha says families received water for only six-eight hours every four days in due to insufficient power.
This has been reduced still further by the latest attacks. The World Health Organization set the minimum requirement for daily water needs at litres per head - to cover drinking, washing, cooking and bathing. In Gaza average consumption is about 88 litres. Sewage is another problem. Ocha says more than a hundred million litres of partially treated and raw sewage is pumped into the Mediterranean daily. A new wastewater treatment plant came into operation at the beginning of to help deal with the problem.
Many children attend schools run by the UN and many of them are acting as places of shelter for people who have fled the latest shelling. Correction 28 July A previous version of this story has been amended to make clear that the Gaza Strip is still controlled by Hamas, and not the Palestinian Authority. Deadliest Gaza violence in years kills Israel-Palestinian conflict: Is one homeland the solution?
Indecisive end to Gaza conflict. Image source, Getty Images. Image source, Reuters. Many buildings have been destroyed in the recent violence.
What triggered the latest violence? Why the escalation now? Strike collapses building in live report The conflict explained. Rockets damage power lines. Power cuts in Gaza disrupt almost all aspects of daily life. Gaza's only power plant. Border crossings often closed. Egypt has largely kept its border with Gaza closed since Tunnel network targeted.
Tunnels were dug under the Egyptian border to bring in all kinds of goods and weapons. Israel destroys 'longest' Gaza tunnel. Israel releases 'Gaza tunnel footage'. Overcrowding and damaged homes.
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. View original tweet on Twitter. Why is the region blurry on Google Maps? Health service under strain. Gaza doctors mourn specialist killed in air strike. Food convoys disrupted. Water shortages are routine. Schools used as shelters. Many people are taking refuge in UN schools from the latest shelling.
An average class size was around 41 pupils in High youth unemployment. Many young people are unemployed. Related Topics. Israel Palestinian territories Gaza. Published 14 May Published 29 January The Palestinians want all three territories to form their future state. The first Palestinian intifada, or uprising, erupted in Gaza in — the same year Hamas was founded — and later spread to the other occupied territories.
The Oslo peace process in the s established the Palestinian Authority and gave it limited autonomy in Gaza and parts of the occupied West Bank. Israel withdrew its troops and Jewish settlements from Gaza in , after a second and far more violent intifada. The following year, Hamas won a landslide victory in Palestinian elections. Hamas has done little in the way of imposing Islamic law on Gaza, which was already very conservative.
But it has shown no tolerance for dissent, arresting political opponents and violently suppressing rare protests against its rule. The militant group has remained firmly in power through three wars and a year blockade. Israel and Egypt imposed the crippling blockade after the Hamas takeover.
Rights groups say the blockade is a form of collective punishment. Hamas and Israel have fought three wars and several smaller battles.
The worst so far was the war, which lasted for 50 days and killed some 2, Palestinians, more than half of them civilians. Seventy-three people were killed on the Israeli side. Israel says it makes every effort to avoid civilian casualties and accuses Hamas of using Gazans as human shields.
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