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'Israel' destroyed 53% of Gaza's water treatment facilities: BBC

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  • Source: News Websites
  • 9 May 2024 16:13
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A satellite image analysis by the BBC shows that four out of six of Gaza's major wastewater treatment compounds have been completely destroyed by "Israel".

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  • Palestinians resort to the seawater to bathe and clean their tools and clothes due to the continuing water shortage in the Gaza Strip, on the beach of Deir al-Balah, Central Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (AP)
    Palestinians resort to the seawater to bathe and clean their tools and clothes due to the continuing water shortage in the Gaza Strip, on the beach of Deir al-Balah, Central Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (AP)

A new BBC report based on obtained satellite images over Gaza showed that more than half of Gaza's water sites have been destroyed and contaminated in targeted Israeli aggression.

Data revealed that 53% of the 603 examined water facilities were either destroyed or damaged. Water in the Gaza Strip was already a limited resource dependent on a network of water wells and desalination plants before "Israel" further exacerbated its scarcity. 

The report further revealed that out of Gaza's six wastewater treatment plants, which majorly contributed to the prevention of the accumulation of waste and contaminated waters to curb the spread of diseases, four were either damaged or completely destroyed. 

The remaining two were forced to shut down due to the lack of supplies and fuel that kept operations running. 

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Most affected facilities, according to BBC, were located in northern Gaza, or the vicinity of southern Khan Younis. 

It is worth noting that satellite images do not show the extent of Israeli damage and destruction of water facilities in Gaza, or those that stopped operating due to the lack of fuel amid the Israeli-imposed siege on the Strip. 

Gaza is drinking unsafe, untreated water

In April, the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that the whole population of Gaza was drinking unsafe water "because of the closure of the public health laboratory and the inability to test drinking water... that puts their lives at risk."

In its statement, the ministry attributed the disaster to "Israel's" refusal to allow chlorine or any alternative for testing and treating drinking water.

In addition, the amount of waste accumulating is leading to the spread of disease, the ministry warned, as cases of meningitis and hepatitis have already been detected.

Since the beginning of "Israel's" aggression on #Gaza, "Israel" has imposed a complete blockade on the Gaza Strip, impeding aid and access to food, fuel, water as well as other basic human necessities, according to Euro-Med Monitor. pic.twitter.com/f9NyrCFHca

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