Water crisis

Gaza municipality: Mekorot water line does not cover city’s needs

Tuesday-22-April-2025

The Gaza Municipality announced on Monday evening that the Israeli Mekorot water line does not suffice to meet the needs of all the city's neighborhoods, in light of the destruction of the central desalination plant and a number of wells and water tanks.

Gaza Municipality: Thirst crisis deepens after Israeli bombardment damaged Mekorot water pipeline

Saturday-12-April-2025

The Gaza Municipality said that the continued disruption of the Israeli occupation of the Mekorot water pipeline, as a result of the damage caused to it east of the Al-Shujaiya neighborhood, exacerbates the water crisis in the city.

Gaza Municipality: The city faces severe water crisis after stoppage of main water line

Sunday-6-April-2025

The Gaza Municipality confirmed on Saturday that the city is experiencing a significant water crisis due to the incursion of Israeli occupation forces into areas east of the city, resulting in the stoppage of the Mekorot water line, which supplies about 70% of the city's current water needs.

Doctors Without Borders warns of collapse of water system in Gaza

Wednesday-26-March-2025

Doctors Without Borders warned that the depletion of fuel in the Gaza Strip could lead to the "complete collapse of the remaining water system, which will cut off people's access to water."

Thirsting: Israel’s tool to turn Gaza into an uninhabitable place

Sunday-23-March-2025

Every day, thousands of citizens in the Gaza Strip endure a grueling journey to secure a little water for their drinking and washing needs after 18 months of genocidal warfare.

85% of Gaza’s water sources destroyed

Wednesday-19-March-2025

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have destroyed more than 85% of the water and sanitation facilities and assets in Gaza, with a restoration cost exceeding 1.5 billion dollars, while the only water source supplying the Strip suffers from salinity and pollution by more than 97%.

UNICEF: Severe shortage of safe water in Gaza affects 90% of the population

Tuesday-11-March-2025

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that severe water shortages in the Gaza Strip have reached critical levels, with only one in 10 people currently able to access safe drinking water, a total of 90 percent of the population.

Gaza Water Crisis: Desalination plants struggle as tankers await fuel

Tuesday-11-March-2025

Every morning, Raed Ridwan leaves his home early to secure a spot in a long queue of residents in the Sheikh Ridwan neighborhood, all waiting to fill two jerrycans with drinking water.

Municipality warns of humanitarian disaster after Israel cuts off electricity to water desalination plants

Tuesday-4-March-2025

The Deir al-Balah Municipality, in central Gaza Strip, announced that Israel has cut off electricity to the two water desalination plants, which supply about 70% of the residents of the Deir al-Balah area with water.

Water Authority: Massive destruction in water and sewage sector in Northern Gaza

Wednesday-22-January-2025

The Palestinian Water Authority announced on Tuesday that its crews have begun, since ceasefire came into effect last Sunday, a rapid field survey of water and sewage facilities in the northern Gaza Strip, which witnessed a tight siege throughout the aggression.