Palestinian official says fuel shortage shut all wells in central Gaza district

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Internally displaced children play in a burnt out vehicle in the city of Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on July 15, 2024 (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
Internally displaced children play in a burnt out vehicle in the city of Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on July 15, 2024 (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

Central Gaza’s Deir al-Balah Municipality says that all the city’s wells have shut down due to lack of fuel used to pump out water, the London-based Qatari newspaper Al-Araby al-Jadeed reports.

An Israeli strike in the city killed one person earlier in the day, according to the outlet.

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