Before Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, the daily share of water per person in the Gaza Strip was around 80 litres, obtained simply by turning on a tap inside the home.
Now, with cities and towns destroyed and most residents displaced to shelters, securing water is no longer easy, and the daily per-person share has dropped to less than 10 litres.
As a result, water collection has become a daily struggle for displaced families across Gaza. Dozens of Palestinians — men, women and children — queue in front of small water outlets extending from a water truck parked outside a shelter for displaced people in central Gaza City.
Each person tries to fill the small water containers they carry, return them to the tent to empty them into a slightly larger container, and then go back again to refill the smaller ones.
Because water supplies are so limited, all members of displaced families help fetch water while the truck, carrying no more than 10,000 litres, remains at the camp.