shortages of drinking water from gaza�*s badly—damaged water network are also putting the lives of manyes. our correspondentjon donnison is in jerusalem. and a warning, his report contains some distressing images from the start. five—year—old tala is severely dehydrated and malnourished. at nasser hospital in khan yunis herfather, ibrahim, tries to offer comfort, but he knows that scorching weather close to a0 degrees and a lack of clean water, have brought his daughter close to death. translation: the situation is getting worse. _ you can�*t imagine the temperature in our tent, and the water you drink is definitely contaminated because both old and young are getting sick. and with their houses destroyed, hundreds of thousands of gazans are now living under canvas with little protection from the scorching sun. getting water, whether it�*s clean or not, is a daily struggle. long queues form at distribution centres. the un says two thirds of the strip�*s water and sanitation system, poor at the best of times, has been destroyed. translation: we need i a tremendous international effort to