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\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n 13 June 2026<\/p>\n Introduction:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Israeli occupation forces deliberately use water as a weapon of war in the Gaza Strip, pursuing a systematic policy aimed at depriving the population of water by targeting and destroying water sources, including wells, reservoirs, and water transmission and distribution systems.<\/p>\n They also prevent the entry of equipment and spare parts necessary for repairing water networks, wells, and desalination plants, and block the import of engine oils and fuel required for their operation. This has hindered the regular functioning of the remaining water and desalination facilities. In addition, they prohibit the entry of chlorination equipment and pumps needed for water disinfection. These measures are accompanied by reductions in the quantities of water supplied by the Israeli company Mekorot, leaving civilians at the mercy of Israeli control over water supplies, which are used as a tool of collective punishment and harm.<\/p>\n The occupation of more than 60% of the total area of the Gaza Strip, in what is known as the \u201cYellow and Orange Zones\u201d, has become an additional means of destroying and controlling water resources and inflicting severe harm on the population. Israeli occupation forces prohibit residents from entering these militarily controlled areas, which contain large portions of the water infrastructure. They have destroyed wells, reservoirs, pumping stations, and sewage networks in these areas, or rendered them completely inoperative, exacerbating the water scarcity crisis, contamination, and the spread of diseases and epidemics among residents and displaced persons. wells.<\/p>\n This report highlights the catastrophic collapse of the water situation in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war of genocide and the unprecedented escalation of health and psychological risks threatening civilian lives. It also examines the grave consequences of military control over more than 60% of the territory, accompanied by the systematic destruction and disabling of water facilities, treatment plants, and wastewater infrastructure. These actions have deprived hundreds of thousands of residents and displaced persons of access to safe water and have deepened the humanitarian and environmental catastrophe they continue to endure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a 13 June 2026 Introduction: The Israeli occupation forces deliberately use water as a weapon of war in the Gaza Strip, pursuing a systematic policy aimed at depriving the population of water by targeting and destroying water sources, including wells, reservoirs, and water transmission and distribution systems. 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