Post by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

“Israeli authorities know that without water life ends, yet they have deliberately and systematically obliterated water infrastructure in Gaza…”   The Israeli authorities have been depriving people in Gaza of water in a campaign of collective punishment. By destroying infrastructure and blocking supplies, the scarcity of water has been engineered. With these conditions, it is simply not possible to provide people with sufficient water.   Combined with dire living conditions, extreme overcrowding, and a collapsed health system, this deprivation of water creates “a perfect storm for the spread of diseases”. Our teams are seeing the impacts on people’s health, hygiene, and dignity.   The Israeli authorities must immediately restore water for people in Gaza at the required levels.   Our latest report has the details: