Following the deadly Hamas rampage across southern Israel on Oct. 7, which killed more than 1,300 people, Israel ordered an immediate cut-off of the country’s water supplies to the Gaza Strip.
REUTERS/Ahmed ZakotOn Sunday, Israel’s energy minister said that a decision to renew water supplies to parts of southern Gaza was agreed on between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden.
On Monday, Hamas said that Israel had yet to resume water supplies for the Gaza Strip despite pledging to do so, while an Israeli official responded that some water was being provided to an area in the south of the enclave.
Bar chart comparing the daily water consumption in litres per capita in Gaza and Israel.
Map showing 3 desalination plants and 6 wastewater plants in the Gaza Strip.
Persons:
Khan Younis, Ahmed Zakot, Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden, Israel, ”
Organizations:
United Nations, REUTERS, U.S, Health, WHO, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Water, Palestinian Water Authority, Records, UNSCO Atlas, Sustainable, Resources, Israeli Information Center, Human Rights, World Bank
Locations:
Gaza, Israel, Sinai, Egypt, B’Tselem, Territories