How bombings, blockades and import bans caused Gaza's water system to crumble

Gaza's already rudimentary water network has been obliterated, with 2.2 million residents trying to get by on three litres a dayIsrael and Hamas at war - live updatesOn the day Israel's energy minister announced a total blockade of Gaza's water and power, Matanel Laiany, an Israeli actor, took to Instagram.He posted a reel of water gushing from his luxury mixer tap, cool drinking water pouring from his refrigerator into a beaker until it overflowed, Israel's television news glimmering from his vast flatscreen television, and his lights turning on and off, over and over, as he repeatedly flicked the switch with a grin. Continue reading...