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Water Authority: Fuel is urgently needed to operate wells, sewage stations in northern Gaza

Saturday-12-October-2024

The Palestinian Water Authority reported on Friday that only a limited amount of fuel, estimated at about 20,000 liters, was allowed to enter the war-torn Gaza Strip.

UN Rapporteur: Water pollution in Gaza is a silent bomb whose impact is greater than those that destroy buildings

Tuesday-17-September-2024

The UN Special Rapporteur on safe drinking water and sanitation, Pedro Araujo-Agudo, said on Monday, “each individual in the Gaza Strip receives only about 4.7 liters of water per day.”

On the brink of winter: Displaced persons face rising water and ruined tents

Monday-16-September-2024

A new winter looms over the tents of the displaced, as the Israeli war of extermination on Gaza marks its first year with no signs of ending soon.

Individual share of water in Gaza does not exceed 5 liters per day

Friday-30-August-2024

The head of the Palestinian Water Authority, Mazen Ghuneim, said that the daily individual share of water in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing Israeli war, does not exceed 5 liters, while 15 liters of water per person per day are needed for survival in emergencies, according to World Health Organization.

International organizations launch urgent appeals for bringing in water, food into Gaza

Tuesday-27-August-2024

Three international organizations launched urgent appeals regarding the Israeli occupation forces’ (IOF) attacks on medical personnel, demolition of water wells, and continued prevention of food aid access to the residents of the Gaza Strip.

Gaza Municipality: 60% of Gaza’s area lacks water

Saturday-24-August-2024

The Gaza Municipality said the Israeli destruction of water facilities and the desalination plant as well as the power shortage crisis in Gaza has caused water shortage in 60% of the city's area.

Forced displacement causes Deir Al-Balah to lose 60% of its water sources

Saturday-17-August-2024

The Municipality of Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza has reported the loss of 12 water sources due to the Israeli occupation's decisions to forcibly displace the eastern part of the city in the Gaza Strip.

Engineer creates alternative solution to potable water amid scarcity in Gaza

Wafa Aludaini

Tuesday-13-August-2024

Inas Al-Ghoul, an agricultural engineer in Gaza, has managed to manufacture a desalination device to produce potable water amid the acute shortage of drinking water across the battered Gaza Strip.

Khan Yunis: Israeli army destroyed over 70 percent of the city’s water wells

Thursday-8-August-2024

The municipality of Khan Yunis City in southern Gaza has affirmed that the Israeli occupation army has destroyed over 70 percent of the city’s water wells since October 7, 2023.

Rafah Municipality: Destruction of Rafah’s main drinking water tank exacerbates water crisis in the city

Monday-29-July-2024

Rafah Municipality in the southern Gaza Strip said that the Israeli occupation army’s destruction of the main water tank exacerbates the crisis the city is already suffering from, in light of the lack of capabilities to build alternative reservoirs or spare parts to repair what was destroyed.

Skin diseases ravage the bodies of displaced Palestinians with scarce water and lack of detergents

Monday-29-July-2024

The child Muhammad Rajab suffers from a skin disease that belongs to the category of autoimmune diseases, which are expected to disappear as he grows older.

‘Watering down’ genocide: No more moral compromises on Palestine, please

Ramzy Baroud

Saturday-27-July-2024

Why are many amongst us still tiptoeing around language when it comes to the horrific Israeli genocide in Gaza?