Melissa Chemam (@melissaontheroad.bsky.social)

Northern Gaza declared disaster zone amid Israeli fuel and water blockades <article data-history-node-id="433137" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/northern-gaza-declared-disaster-zone-amid-israeli-fuel-and-water" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/northern-gaza-declared-disaster-zone-amid-israeli-fuel-and-water" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Northern Gaza declared disaster zone amid Israeli fuel and water blockades</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Municipalities in northern Gaza say Israeli forces have turned the area into a disaster zone by continuing to block the entry of water, fuel, spare parts and reconstruction materials, deepening the collapse of basic services and the humanitarian crisis.</p> <p>They report widespread destruction, including more than 150 kilometres of roads, 70 main water wells and treatment plants, all privately owned electricity generators, and 50,000 dunams of farmland.</p> <p>Officials warn that fuel shortages, a lack of maintenance materials and the build-up of thousands of tonnes of waste are driving the spread of disease and posing a serious threat to public health.</p> <figure role="group" class="align-center media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="A Palestinian woman stands with a child next to the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip on 24 December 2025 (AFP/Bashar Taleb)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="081774ce-b00e-4e85-91e2-26c966e16062" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/000_88YQ6MX.jpeg" width="2000" height="1125" alt="A Palestinian woman stands with a child next to the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip on 24 December 2025 (AFP/Bashar Taleb)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>A Palestinian woman stands with a child next to the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip on 24 December 2025 (AFP/Bashar Taleb)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5) url("https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png"); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article> https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/northern-gaza-declared-disaster-zone-amid-israeli-fuel-and-water