Israel deprives Gaza of drinking water, denounces doctors without borders: “It is a genocidal campaign”

Doctors Without Borders accuses Israel of deliberately depriving the Gazaouis of drinking water, aggravating already critical shortages of food and care. Therefore, The NGO denounces a “genocidal campaign” orchestrated by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu &#13. Similarly,

Israel deliberately deprives the population of the Gaza Gaza of drinking water, in addition to the shortages of food imposed and difficulties in accessing care, on Friday accused doctors without borders (MSF) in a press release. For example, The humanitarian organization calls these deprivation orchestrated by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu as “genocidal campaign” in the Palestinian enclave.

Stuck between the sea. Similarly, Israel, which controls its access, the territory of 365 km² depends israel deprives gaza drinking water, for its supply of drinking water from the pipes which transport the precious liquid from Israel, as well as its desalination plants. However, Salinization and pollution indeed prevent the more than two million Gazaouis from directly accessing drinking water.

Since the start of the war that the government of Benjamin Netanyahu led against Hamas in October 2023. the Israeli army has repeatedly damaged two of these three pipes. Consequence: 70 israel deprives gaza drinking water, % of the water circulating there is lost via leaks. In addition, more than 60 % of the 196 desalination plants are damaged or now inaccessible, MSF is.

In addition. 86 % of the Gazaouie population is forced by the Israeli army to move, “which makes it dangerous the delivery of water by tanker” from desalination plants. As for distribution points. “the intensification of military activities and bombing in so -called safe areas require () to move them constantly”. Finally, storage means are inadequate and cause health problems.

Among the NGOs. public organizations that manage water treatment units, doctors Without borders makes the accounts: seven units produce enough water so that 65,000 people can receive 7.5 liters per day, the minimum quantity that a human being needs. In a humanitarian emergency. 15 to 20 liters are necessary to cover the needs of food hygiene and basic personal, according to the WHO.

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“Humanitarian organizations are ready to repair” These facilities “but Israel has hampered these efforts several times by refusing access to these sites,” denounces MSF. Where the restorations are possible. they come down to a DIY between spare parts recovered here and there, the NGO continues. Since June 2024. only one of the ten requests for importing equipment for the quenching of water formulated by MSF has been approved, she points out.

“It is imperative that Israel finally authorizes the massive entry of essential equipment for the supply of water. its distribution in the Gaza Strip, and that the Israeli army ceases to destroy the hydraulic infrastructure and authorizes the immediate repair of the networks which have been damaged, in order to guarantee the israel deprives gaza drinking water, population a vital access to water”, hammers MSF.

In addition to thirst. drinking water reductions have indeed resulted in an increase in diseases, including cases of acute aqueous diarrhea and cases of scabies.