A Palestinian boy carries drinking water with a plastic bottle in the war-battered southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, near the border with Egypt, on May 2, 2009. Palestinians face dire water shortages because of both bad Palestinian management and Israeli restrictions. (Xinhua Photo)

A Palestinian girl fetches drinking water with plastic barrels in the war-battered southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, near the border with Egypt, on May 2, 2009.  (Xinhua Photo)

A Palestinian boy fetches drinking water with plastic bottles in the war-battered southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, near the border with Egypt, on May 2, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)

A Palestinian man drinks water under a water faucet in the war-battered southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, near the border with Egypt, on May 2, 2009.  (Xinhua Photo)