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UAE To Supply Desalinated Water To Gaza Through New Pipeline
July 16th, 2025
Via The National, a report on a UAE plan to supply desalinated water to Gaza through new pipeline: The UAE has announced the launch of a new project to supply desalinated water to the southern Gaza Strip through a new pipeline. Under the project, water will be delivered from the Egyptian border, state news agency Wam reported. The […]
Read more »Gaza Faces ‘Man-Made’ Drought As Water Systems Collapse
June 20th, 2025
Via Reuters a report that Gaza is facing a ‘man-made’ drought: Gaza is facing a man-made drought as its water systems collapse, the United Nations’ children agency said on Friday. “Children will begin to die of thirst … Just 40% of drinking water production facilities remain functional,” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder told reporters in Geneva. […]
Read more »Environmentalists in Israel and Palestine Fight To Save Cross-Border Water Resources
March 26th, 2025
Via Grist, an article on efforts by environmentalists in Israel and Palestine fight to save cross-border water resources: Wadi Gaza is the estuary of Nahal Besor, a stream mentioned in the Bible. It flows west from Hebron in the West Bank, through Israeli territory and on through Gaza into the Mediterranean Sea. Today, after 18 […]
Read more »Water Security: Key Part of Israel’s Strategy for Regional Security
December 14th, 2024
With all the unrest and change in Syria, it is important to recognize that Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heights is also critical for the country’s water security. Rainwater draining from the Golan is a crucial water source for Israel’s largest freshwater reservoir, the Sea of Galilee.
Read more »Israel’s Weaponization of Water
April 8th, 2024
Via TriContinental, commentary on Israel’s use of water as a weapon in its war against Palestinians by denying access and destroying infrastructure: By November 2023, it was already clear that the Israeli government had begun to deny Palestinians in Gaza access to water. ‘Every hour that passes with Israel preventing the provision of safe drinking […]
Read more »Palestinian President Accuses Israel of ‘Deliberately Causing Thirst’ in Gaza
March 28th, 2024
Via Anadolu Agency, a report on the immense water scarcity pressure in the Gaza Strip: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel on Friday of “deliberately causing thirst” and spreading diseases in the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian news agency, WAFA. Abbas made the remarks on World Water Day, which is celebrated annually on March […]
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