ICRC warns of water crisis in Gaza

The International Red Cross is warning that the entire water supply to the Gaza Strip could run out within days.

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The International Red Cross is warning that the entire water supply to the Gaza Strip could run out within days.

It says hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza are now without water as Israeli forces continue to pound the Palestinian territory for a ninth day.

In Jerusalem, spokeswoman Nadia Dibsy told Kristina Kukolja, the conflict is having an immense human toll, and infrastructure hasn't been spared.

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