From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by Creede Newton was published by Al Jazeera on 8 November 2015.
“Water crisis deepens in the Gaza Strip “
After an unseasonably warm October, one would expect the cool rainfall of autumn to be welcomed in the Gaza Strip. But the downpours only make life harder, as excess rainwater springs from roads, sidewalks, and courtyards.
The territory’s water infrastructure has shuddered under the burden of an almost decade-long Israeli-Egyptian siege. Three major Israeli wars on Gaza since 2008 have only exacerbated the problem, with jets bombing every square kilometre of the strip, inflicting damage onto reservoirs above and pipelines below the ground.
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