Water Crisis in Gaza: Access 97% fell and a simple glass will already cost 17 euros

In the light of great destruction War in Gaza Strip. In the case of networks and wells to meet the minimum daily requirements, Gaza today faces an unprecedented deficit, which worsens Destruction of more than 60% of the water network infrastructureAs well as the interference of Israeli goods and the lack of fuel needed to operate wells.

Every drop of water looking for Gaza’s citizens, a great sadness is triggered: destroyed networks, broken wells And contaminated sources that threaten public health. This crisis has become a threat to everyday life, but for the future, access to drinking water has become a existential challenge for more than two million people living in Gaza, with a growing lack of growth and limited resources.

Personal water consumption has fallen 97 %

Large parts of the Gaza Slot – especially in its north and south – have become “Bad” parts As per them The UN ExplanationsAfter destroying dozens of wells and distribution networks, life is almost impossible in this small area.

The main water resources have been systematically attackedAnd families have lost access to their minimum daily needs. UNRWA statistics indicate that more than 67% of water and sanitation facilities have been destroyed, while the Gaza City Council confirms that 80% of its service machinery is beyond service, including water pump and waste water purification machines.

Currently, depends on the cuisine Plants of brittle salinity, Donated by Arab and international donors, but they are not yet enough to meet the needs of the people of the cash. Water transport scenes in long lines and rustic cubes and tanks are no longer exception, but daily reality forced residents Each drop of water ration.

Published report Palestinian Statistical Central Office (PCPs) and Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) Personal fee has fallen by 97%and passed 84.6 liters daily Before the war 3 to 15 liters Currently.

The data indicates that the amount is currently available Do not exceed 10-20% of total water It was awarded to the Gaza Slump Before the warIt depends on the availability of fuel to operate wells and saline plants and is most affected by the continuous crisis of displacement.

Salt seawater and the rustic salt removal

In a scene that reflects the depth of tragedy, thousands of casters are forced to resort to Wash and bathe waterWhen some people try to describe it in antique forms such as evaporation by firewood, they have little success. International saline plants, which was the only life Electricity And fuel deficiency, which forces residents to wait at the tails to get 20 liters of water every two weeks.

Well, the water has fallen, but the water is not suitable for consumption

In a corner of the Dir al-Bala camp, in front of Ahmad Sharaf For “thirst well” Through his own efforts, he tries to save 300 families from drought. But this is nothing but a “death poison” driven from this well -he describes it -because its salinity doubles the international norm Is not suitable for washing, too little to drink.

After the municipality Dir al-pala He would stop paying water, and these arts supplied by Sharaf solar energy were forced to distribute just $ 10 (9.12 euros) a month to distribute free water (or almost free) to the families. “People are waiting for hours in the sun”.

In a scene of personality Gross slope From the water department, dozens of people stand in front of the well from dawn, mounted by plastic boats worn. Says Shahraf: “Some families reuse water three times: wash the chain, clean and pull.”

The worst crisis for decades

Fragment of Gaza The worst water crisis for decadesSince the recent war Almost 70% of the destruction of water infrastructure And according to the Union of Suka Municipalities, hygiene. According to the union spokesman Hosni Muhanna, the destruction has been affected, especially in the northern and south of Gaza, which completely interferes with providing basic services to the people.

Israel prevents the entry of heavy equipment and reconstruction materials to make things worse, Prevents any serious effort to adjust the more damaged water networks. The current panorama water in Gaza shows that the filling of trucks in Gaza is not contraceptive that the filling of trucks is creating long lines, while the residents are waiting for hours to fill the plastic containers worn by residents, in a rustic transport process, it exposes water to pollution and increases the risk of infection.

Official figures reveal it 39 Water wells have been completely destroyedAnother 93 people suffered severe damage, and only 17% of 284 underground wells work. On the destroyed streets of Deer al-Bala, Nabil al-Buhayasi pulls his wooden car with a plastic tank with this important object and tries to sell a “glass of water” to the passers-to-pass.

But a good thing for everyone before 5 shecals (1.20 euros) is now a luxury because the price has risen to 70 shecals (16.87 euros) per glass. “Today people buy water like gold”, He tells Buhezi.

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The tragedy is in the details described: Dir al -Bala Salt Plant -This has become Almost the same proof Drinking water in the region- in turn affected Fuel deficit And the slope of spare parts. There were 3 shecales (0.72 euros) to fill a mirror before the war, and now it costs 30 shecals (7.23 euros) when they leave the plant, which is the cost of transportation of petrol or diesel purchased on the black market before it is sold 70 shecals (16.87).

Norde de Gaza’s displaced people are struggling to access drinking water

In Northern Gaza’s expert fields, a glass of drinking water has changed A daily war . Displaced. Musa Aliyan, a member of the ‘Merciful initiative’ group, describes how water supply schemes have gone from a temporary charity, which becomes an essential life card for thousands of crowded families in tents without basic needs.

Alien says: “We are starting long -term irrigation efforts Huge shortage of resourcesWe are trying to save the effort and time of the in -living internal displaced people Inhuman conditions“However, this task faces many challenges, in addition to the continued fear of being the target of the Israeli military, the lack of fuel needed to operate water transport vehicles.

When a glass of water in Gaza becomes a distant dream

With the price of a glass of drinking water, the cost of water transportation is increasing unprecedented by 150 to 200 Shecals (36,17 and 48.22), which means that the cost of filling a vehicle can be reached by 1,000 shecales (241.12 euros). “We, as a group, compensate for the help of these costs We offer free water For internal displaced people and shelters, “he says.

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But these efforts are small compared to Catastrophe. Um Mohammed Washa, one of the displaced fields, describes his suffering: “We expect four days of reaching water supply vehicles, and then we get our share of long lines under a sun.”

This mother should carry water herself From the distribution place to its remote shop, After four days, carefully distribute it to their family members so that it can last until the next round.

Human Rights Groups, including Human Rights Watch and Oxfam, have accused Israel of useWater as weapon By losing the kasadi of the survival door established by the World Health Organization (WHO) 15 to 20 liters daily.

These procedures have confirmed these procedures They may be equal to genocide according to international law, Tel Aviv continues to refuse these allegations, despite the death of Hamas, the 1,200 Israelis, despite the reduction of water and electricity supply to the Gaza fragment since the first day of the war.

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