<article data-history-node-id="430226" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-faces-severe-clean-water-shortage-after-israels-destruction-wells" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-faces-severe-clean-water-shortage-after-israels-destruction-wells" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza faces severe clean water shortage after Israel's destruction of wells, says official</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="line-height:1.38">The spokesperson for Gaza Municipality Asim Alnabeh on Wednesday said that Israeli forces have "deliberately destroyed 56 central water wells across Gaza City."</p> <p>In a live interview with Al Jazeera, he warned that the city is facing a severe shortage of drinking water, with available supplies covering less than 20 percent of residents’ daily needs.</p> <p style="line-height:1.38">Alnabeh added that Israel has also destroyed much of Gaza’s water and sewage networks, leaving the city’s infrastructure in near-total collapse.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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<article data-history-node-id="430092" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-says-war-over-after-netanyahu-claims-campaign-not-over" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-says-war-over-after-netanyahu-claims-campaign-not-over" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Trump says 'war is over' after Netanyahu claims 'campaign not over'</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/us" target="_blank">US&nbsp;</a>President Donald Trump has insisted that<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">&nbsp;Israel</a>'s war on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/israel-genocide-gaza" target="_blank">Gaza&nbsp;</a>has ended, despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggesting&nbsp;that the military campaign on the Palestinian enclave will continue.</p> <p>Late on Sunday, Netanyahu released a statement marking the prisoner exchange taking place on Monday between Israel and Hamas, which he called a "historic event".</p> <p>"Wherever we fought, we won," he said.&nbsp;"But I must tell you at the same time, the campaign is not over. We still have major security challenges ahead of us."</p> <p>Netanyahu made further claims that "some of our enemies are trying to regroup and attack us again", insisting that Israel will take on these challenges.&nbsp;</p> <p>Similarly, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz posted on X on Sunday: "Israel's great challenge after the phase of returning the hostages will be the destruction of all of Hamas's terror tunnels in Gaza, directly by the IDF and through the international mechanism to be established under the leadership and supervision of the United States."</p> <h3>Read more: <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-reiterates-war-over-after-netanyahu-claims-campaign-not-over">Trump says 'war is over' after Netanyahu claims 'campaign not over'</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and President Isaac Herzog (left) greet US President Donald Trump upon his arrival at Ben Gurion Airport on 13 October 2025 (AFP)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="02e21697-45c3-4e0b-85fd-9a535ae39298" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/israel-isaac-herzog-benjamin-netanyahu-us-president-donald-trump-ben-gurion-airport-13-october-2025-afp.jpg" width="1500" height="843" alt="Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and President Isaac Herzog (left) greet US President Donald Trump upon his arrival at Ben Gurion Airport on 13 October 2025 (AFP)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and President Isaac Herzog (left) greet US President Donald Trump upon his arrival at Ben Gurion Airport on 13 October 2025 (AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); 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>

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