In Gaza, where the genocidal Israeli occupation continues, Palestinians have been struggling to survive in the dark for 3 years.

Despite the ceasefire, more than 2 million Palestinians in Gaza, which was plunged into darkness with the brutal genocide launched by the murderer Israel in 2023, still cannot access electricity. In Gaza, where the Israeli occupation continues, Palestinians have been struggling to survive in the "dark" for 3 years - Halid Kasım, who lives in a tent in Gaza city: - "It is a dream for us to live a day when there is electricity. Before the war, electricity would come for 4-6 hours, but we considered these 4-6 hours as a blessing.

Our children want to drink cold water, but there is no cold water. If I can find a bottle of cold water, they are happy as if they have found a great treasure. - Gaza Electricity Distribution Company Public Relations and Media Unit Director Muhammed Sabit: - "Many patients and injured people come to hospitals, but since there is not enough electricity in the hospitals, there is a problem in service and some units cannot provide service. There is a shortage of electricity in tomography devices, incubators, dialysis units and even morgues.

"Urgent action is needed to ensure that these units can provide the necessary service. People have been living in pitch darkness for 3 years in Gaza, where there have been power outages for many years before October 2023 due to the Israeli blockade in Gaza. People living in tents in Gaza, where the infrastructure and superstructure have been destroyed by Israeli occupations, try to illuminate themselves with flashlights, batteries that will run out of charge at any time, or solar panels in the evening.

In hospitals, due to overuse for 3 years Generators that malfunction, fall out of use one by one, and cannot be repaired because spare parts are not allowed in, only partially meet the electricity needs. For this reason, many hospitals "save" electricity in some departments, even at the expense of the lives of patients. Even though Gazans dream of reconstruction with the ceasefire, they are saddened by the knowledge that they will remain "in the dark" for many years.

Halid Kasım, illuminating the tent where he lives with his family in a camp in the northwest of Gaza city with a flashlight, said that they had great difficulty in reaching electricity sources. Stating that children want to see light and brightness, Kasım said, "Children are looking for a warm environment, but they live in constant fear. We are trying to overcome difficulties as much as we can. he said.

Kasım expressed the value of electricity, which is an ordinary consumer item for a person anywhere in the world, for the people of Gaza with the following words: "Living a day when there is electricity is a dream for us. Stating that his youngest child does not know what electricity is, Kasım said, "The drama in Gaza continues, there is no electricity or reconstruction, and the amount of goods entering through the border gates is very, very small.

Gaza Electricity Distribution Company Public Relations and Media Unit Director Muhammed Sabit stated that before the Israeli attacks that started in October 2023, Gaza was only s electricity needs are met from the power plants in Israel and Gaza, Sabit said: "The electricity obtained from these two sources is 200-220 megawatts. Even before the war, Gaza's electricity need was 700-750 megawatts. In other words, Gaza could not even meet 50 percent of its electricity needs.

This rate went up to 75 percent in summer and winter seasons, when electricity consumption was at its peak. "With the start of the war and the destruction of 85 percent of the power lines, Gaza was deprived of electricity. Sabit stated that according to initial estimates, they detected a damage of 977 million dollars in the power lines and networks, but they could not reach many areas in Gaza because the Israeli occupation continued.