Palestinian NGOs Warn of Total Collapse in Gaza

Amjad Shawa, director of the Palestinian NGO Network, warned today that Gaza is on the brink of total collapse due to the disruption of essential services caused by ongoing Israeli attacks.

In a phone interview with Al-Hayat TV, Shawa reported that potable water in the coastal enclave is rapidly depleting, along with fuel supplies critical for operating hospitals and power plants.

He noted that the majority of residents are now displaced, confined to an area comprising no more than 18 percent of the territory’s surface, and enduring extremely harsh humanitarian conditions.

Shawa also criticized the aid distribution centers established by Israel and the United States, describing them as “death traps.”

“Hungry civilians are forced to travel long distances along treacherous and dangerous roads to reach these facilities, which are controlled by the Israeli army,” he said, “whose troops open fire on them as they approach.”

He further asserted that the aid is “tainted with blood” and far too limited to meet the basic needs of Gaza’s population.

The activist emphasized that ambulance services in Gaza are virtually nonexistent, forcing civilians to carry the wounded on foot.