Daily struggle for clean water and food takes a physical toll on Gaza kids

Maghazi, Gaza Strip – In a displacement camp in central Gaza’s Maghazi refugee camp, 10-year-old Maysara Zaqout woke up at sunrise, as she does every day.She prepared the water containers and waited with her brother, five-year-old Jawad, by the entrance of their tent. They both looked at the surrounding streets and camps, hoping that a water truck would pass by their camp.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Funeral for 50 Palestinians recovered from Gaza rubblelist 2 of 3Gaza holds mass funeral for 50 Palestinians killed in Israeli genocidal warlist 3 of 3Who was Hind Rajab and why is Israel investigating her killing?end of listHours passed, and there was no sign of a water truck. So Maysara headed for her English class at the camp’s educational tent.And then, she heard shouting. The water truck had arrived.The English class was quickly abandoned, and Maysara and the other children went to grab their water containers. This has been her routine for more than two years, along with thousands of children in Gaza navigating life during Israel’s genocidal war.“My family doesn’t have any water in the tent, not for drinking, cleaning dishes, or using the bathroom,” Maysara told A...