 The next day, prosecutors for the Manhattan District Attorney said in a letter to New York Judge Juan Merchan that though they believe the arguments for a delay are without merit, they will not oppose the request. Jimena Bustillo, NPR News, New York. Israel says it has provided electricity that's needed to run a desalination plant to increase the supply of badly needed drinking water in southern Gaza. But NPR's Greg Myrie reports that Gaza still faces desperate shortages of the most basic necessities.