Water crisis

Water Authority: Israel reduced water supplies to Gaza and used it as a weapon

Monday-13-January-2025

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.

Water: One of the battles of the tent and displacement in Gaza

Wednesday-4-December-2024

“Beep… beep… beep.” At this sound, Mohannad opened his tired, sunken eyes. With great difficulty, he lifted his eyelids, which were surrounded by the darkness of fatigue and exhaustion.

Gaza Municipality: 60% of the displaced do not have access to water

Monday-11-November-2024

The spokesman for the Gaza Municipality, Asem Al-Nabih, said that water reaches only 40% of the total area of the city, stressing that “the displaced are suffering to access water.”

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.”

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.

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.

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.