"Nobody relaxes too much in the fleeting moments of near-normalcy because they know these can disappear at any time. Over the past year, Gaza's infrastructure has been subjected to a devastating reality. What once functioned under strain has been pushed beyond the point of collapse. Electricity networks, water systems, hospitals, roads and municipal services have been systematically destroyed or severely damaged, leaving daily life defined by survival."
"It is not unusual for families to plan their days around the sound of generators, if fuel is available at all. Parents and children queue for hours for a few litres of unsafe water or a pack of bread. Hospitals operate in near darkness, doctors performing life-saving procedures using mobile phones for light. Streets that once carried children to school are reduced to rubble."
"One of the most visible losses has been electricity. Across the Gaza Strip, darkness is not an exception. Our only power plant was severely damaged and shut down due to fuel shortages; close to 80 percent of power transmission has been destroyed. For families, this loss is felt in small, relentless ways. A mother charges her phone whenever a neighbour's generator briefly hums to life, knowing it may be her only chance to contact fami"
Gaza's infrastructure has been pushed beyond collapse after prolonged blockade, repeated assaults, and tight restrictions on materials. Electricity networks, water systems, hospitals, roads, and municipal services are systematically destroyed or severely damaged. The sole power plant was severely damaged and shut down because of fuel shortages, and close to eighty percent of power transmission is destroyed. Families plan days around generators and queue for hours for unsafe water and bread. Hospitals operate in near darkness with doctors using mobile phones for light. Streets and schools lie in rubble. Systems have been patched for years and never truly recovered, leaving daily life defined by survival.
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