RAMALLAH, (PIC)
The Water Authority announced on Monday that the quantities of water purchased from the Israeli company Mekorot for the Gaza Strip reached 13.8 million cubic meters during the year 2024, at a financial cost exceeding 54 million shekels.
The Water Authority stated in a press release that the quantities of water since the beginning of the war of genocide have decreased from 18.5 million cubic meters to 13.8 million cubic meters as part of the occupation’s punitive policy and the use of water as a weapon in its ongoing aggression.
It confirmed that it is working to ensure the distribution of these quantities to the northern, central, and southern regions, to provide potable water for the citizens in the Gaza Strip according to the available amounts. This is alongside its efforts in maintenance and rehabilitation of water lines, reservoirs, and desalination stations, as well as providing the necessary fuel to operate them in areas where technical crews can access and work to ensure the pumping of water supplies to citizens.
