Key Facts

• Gaza faces a severe electricity shortage due to a blockade, causing refrigerators to stop working.
• Without refrigeration, food spoils quickly in the hot climate, leading to hunger and waste.
• Fuel shortages limit power for essential services such as water and medical care.
• Displaced families live in crowded camps with poor sanitation, increasing risks of food contamination.
• Some residents pay for refrigeration services, but these are often expensive and unreliable.
• Medicines that need to be kept cold, like those for diabetes and heart conditions, are difficult to store safely.
• People try to keep food and medicine cool by moving them to shaded areas or using cool water bags.
• The heat and power crisis worsen the already difficult living conditions for Gaza’s displaced population.