In Gaza

The Gaza Strip, home to some 2 million people, is suffering from a severe electricity crisis at present, with hours of power cuts reaching about 20 hours a day. Tim's family relies on candles as a source of light. Long hours of electricity are not even enough to charge batteries for lights. The girl, Farah Tim, says she suffered during the last school year from studying in light of low light. Farah, a 12-year-old freshman in the first grade, said she complained of the pain in her eyes by studying candles. Farah, 55, was sitting next to Farah complaining about the suffering of his family, noting that their lives were no more than candles. "Every day, the obstacles and the humanitarian situation are getting worse in the Gaza Strip without any help from anyone," says a father of 11, who describes this dangerous method of not being able to charge batteries for lighting lights because of the long power outage, saying he lives in a tragic situation. The impact of the power cuts does not depend on the suffering caused to the citizens, but on the other hand, causing great damage to the environment. Municipalities are forced to pump sewage into the Mediterranean Sea without treatment, depriving the residents of the opportunity to rest on the shore.