Water crisis takes toll on Gaza’s children
“There’s no clean water to bathe with. I’m itching all the time,” says 8-year-old Ahmad, adding that other children won’t play with him because they’re afraid of his rash.
“He developed a fever,” says Ahmad’s mother, Fatima, noting that the constant itching all over his body also makes it hard for him to sleep. “The water isn’t clean, and we don’t have personal hygiene items like shampoo and soap.”
Wahid, 7, is suffering through a similar situation. “I have a rash on my leg, and it hurts,” he says. His mother worries that the rash is spreading and that even just trying to walk is excruciatingly painful for him.
