DaysofPal – The Government Media Office in Gaza has confirmed that Israel is waging a deliberate and systematic war on water access, as more than 700 Palestinians—most of them children—have been killed in 112 attacks targeting water collection points across the Gaza Strip.
In a statement issued Monday, the office said the Israeli military struck civilians as they waited in line to fill containers with drinking water. The latest of these attacks occurred Sunday morning in the New Camp area northwest of Nuseirat, where 12 people, including 8 children, were killed.
Beyond the strikes, the destruction has been infrastructure-wide. The office reported that 720 water wells have been intentionally destroyed, cutting clean water access for over 1.25 million people. Fuel restrictions have further paralyzed water and sanitation systems.
Israel continues to block the entry of 12 million liters of fuel per month, the minimum needed to operate water pumps, sewage networks, and waste collection services.
Since January 23, Israel has also cut off the last remaining supply of piped water from the Israeli company Mekorot. Then in March, it struck the final power line feeding Gaza’s main desalination plant in Deir al-Balah, halting large-scale water production.
The statement described these actions as part of a “methodical and premeditated thirst war” against Gaza’s population, and a grave violation of international humanitarian law.
In addition, the office held Israel and its backers responsible for what it called “one of the most dangerous humanitarian crimes of the modern age.”
It urged international legal and humanitarian bodies to intervene immediately, restore fuel and water access, and launch an investigation into the deliberate targeting of Gaza’s water systems.
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