The war waged by Israel on the Gaza Strip about a month ago forced the search for alternative means to meet the demands of life and overcome the harsh conditions imposed by the current situation.
For example, but not limited to, the residents of Gaza were forced to go back decades and use clay ovens to make bread after the cuts of fuel and electricity. Because Israel was prevented from accessing the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the aggression.
Palestinian activist Ayat Khaddura shared, on her Instagram account yesterday, Saturday, a video clip explaining how they adapted to the new situation in Gaza, preparing the dough and then sending it to one of their neighbors who baked on clay.
The lenses of photographers and journalists in Gaza also documented another aspect of the suffering experienced by the people, due to the exhaustion of fuel and the prevention of the entry of fuel, as buggies became the available refuge for transporting the injured and martyrs.
One of the shots showed a picture of a martyr in western Khan Yunis being carried on a cart pulled by a donkey, while another showed a large truck transporting goods, which was forced to work in transporting the injured and martyrs, due to the inability of ambulances and honoring the dead to do so.
Animal vehicles have also become a means of transportation for neighborhoods, as one of the photographers from inside Beit Hanoun, north of Gaza, transferred his journey with the photographers on one of them to go to their place of work.
In light of the shortage of electricity and fuel in hospitals, doctors resorted to performing surgical operations on the injured using the light of a mobile phone, as shown by the scenes spread on social media platforms.
🇮🇱🇵🇸 Surgery in the dark. The reality of hospitals for Palestinians with no electricity or fuel.
🇮🇱 Israel has turned Gaza into a concentration camp.
Follow @thebarrackslive (source) pic.twitter.com/JA8x8wCPfW
— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) October 21, 2023
In light of the Israeli occupation’s targeting of water stations, the people of Gaza were also forced to resort to seawater to meet their needs, whether for drinking or washing.
Gazans resort to using sea water in light of the shortage of fresh water pic.twitter.com/phnLUNOLnt
-Hassan Aslih Hassan (@hassaneslayeh) November 4, 2023
Palestinians use “gallons” as a means of transporting water from hospitals or schools near them to their homes and camps.
Water and bread shortages and electricity outages…daily suffering for the people of Gaza as the Israeli bombing continues on the 27th day of the war on Gaza. pic.twitter.com/HYAdMi2G1D
– Al Jazeera Egypt (@AJA_Egypt) November 2, 2023
Photos|| Emergency Committee crews in the Gaza Municipality are filling water tanks in the streets to provide water to citizens in light of a severe water shortage due to the Israeli aggression.
The committee, in cooperation with the Red Cross, distributed about 50 barrels of water with a capacity of 2,000 liters per barrel, including the most densely populated areas. pic.twitter.com/UYaXNG3gZG– Municipality Of Gaza (@munigaza) November 4, 2023
A video clip of an activist also showed how some Gazans overcame the problem of purifying the polluted water they are forced to use in daily life, by using purification materials in the absence of filters.
To filter water for our people in Gaza #Al-Shifa_Hospital pic.twitter.com/wvWrIbhft9
– muhammed elmasry 🇵🇸 (@maboulfadl) November 3, 2023
After the Israeli occupation cut off the electricity supply to the Gaza Strip, Palestinians remain for long hours in the streets to charge their phones in stores that have charging batteries.
To check on their families in light of the aggression… Palestinians spend long hours in the streets of Gaza trying to charge their phones after the occupation cut off electricity to the Strip. pic.twitter.com/VpWpW4yFy2
– Al Jazeera Egypt (@AJA_Egypt) November 3, 2023
In the Deir al-Balah area in the central Gaza Strip, residents resort to places that rely on solar energy. They charge phones, light bulbs, or vaporizers and oxygen devices for patients, taking advantage of solar panels.
Another video clip showed a number of Gazan children celebrating the birthday of baby Sarah, as they gathered around cups of milk tea, instead of the traditional celebrations. Such as: cake and candles, while chanting the song “Happy New Year, Beautiful”.
On the floor, without cake, without candles, under bombardment, but we called it a birthday anyway. Happy birthday, Sarah 💖 pic.twitter.com/9pJGxk8wKC
– Asem Alnabeh (@AsemAlnabeh) November 3, 2023
The clip’s photographer, activist Assem Al-Nabih, a member of the Gaza Municipality Emergency Committee, wrote, “On the ground, without cake, without candles, under bombardment, but we called it a birthday anyway. Happy birthday, Sarah.”
Israel has launched a violent attack on the Gaza Strip since the launch of the operation “Al-Aqsa Flood” On October 7, nearly 10,000 people were killed and tens of thousands were wounded.
