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That’s sent water treatment operators scrambling to find ways to decontaminate water supplies without breaking the bank.

However, Mr Dujarric said the aid workers were forced to offload all the food supplies and some of the medical supplies they were transporting at an Israeli military checkpoint before reaching the hospital.

The tactics used at the time — deforestation and afforestation, cutting off water supplies, raids on Palestinian communities — are still being applied today, with the addition of 21st-century weapons and a far more sophisticated state apparatus.

Many areas are also in need of building supplies to fix their homes.

Rescuers have been sending supplies of water, glucose and oxygen to those trapped through small gaps in the debris.