Water crisis

UNRWA: Gaza is running out of water and life

Tuesday-17-October-2023

UNRWA commissioner-general Philippe Lazzarini has warned of serious repercussions for the health and lives of Gaza’s civilian population as they are running out of potable water as a result of the ongoing Israeli siege and military attacks.

UNRWA: Water runs out for 2 million people in Gaza

Sunday-15-October-2023

UNRWA has warned that water has now become a “matter of life and death” for civilians across the Gaza Strip after Israel cut off their water and electricity supplies.

Euro-Med: Gaza is facing thirst campaign of annihilation

Saturday-14-October-2023

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor expressed on Friday its deep concern about the grave developments resulting from the ongoing Israeli military attacks on Gaza for the seventh consecutive day and the serious violations against Palestinian civilians.

Water crisis hits Palestinian refugee camp in Syria

Friday-4-August-2023

The Al-Ramdan refugee camp for Palestinians in Damascus countryside is experiencing a water shortage crisis largely due to faulty well water pumps and electricity cuts.

NGOs: Israel’s long siege on Gaza caused serious water insecurity

Tuesday-5-October-2021

International organizations have warned that the Gaza population is slowly poisoned as 97 percent of the water in the coastal enclave has become undrinkable as a result of long years of tight Israeli blockade.

Gaza water not safe for drinking

Saturday-20-March-2021

The World Bank reported that water resources in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are 'getting dangerously scarce'.

Agriculture in Jordan Valley on verge of collapse

Wednesday-7-August-2019

"The agricultural sector in the northern Jordan Valley is expected to collapse as a result of the recent measures taken by Israel regarding water distribution in the area. Palestine's rich "food basket" is heading towards an unknown future."

Israeli occupation cuts off water to school for Palestinian children

Wednesday-5-September-2018

The Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday cut off water supplies to a Palestinian school in Faroush Beit Dajan village east of Nablus.

Israel reduces water supplies for Palestinian detainees

Monday-30-July-2018

The Israel Prison Service is exploring ‎the possibility of limiting Palestinian ‎prisoners' time in the shower claiming that ‎they are wasting water on purpose.‎

Israel refuses to supply W. Bank town with water needs

Thursday-7-December-2017

The municipal council of Zabada town south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank has warned that the water crisis in the town will aggravate in view of Israel’s refusal to supply it with its water needs.