The ongoing Israeli siege on Gaza!
Sine June 2007 Gaza has been under siege by Israel.
Israel has been preventing the import of food, medical supplies, fuel, electricity and spare parts needed for water and sanitation systems.Nearly six months after the end of the Israeli Operation Cast Lead in Gaza, claiming more than 1200 Palestinian lives, destroying more than 50,000 homes, and leaving tens of thousands of Gazans homeless, Israel continues its two-year siege on Gaza, crippling efforts to repair damages caused by Israel’s assault.
For five months following the intensive military operation, Israel scarcely let a single truckload carrying water and sanitation materials through. The need for materials to allow reconstruction is still overwhelming. Countless wells, cisterns, water pipes and sewage infrastructure were destroyed in less than a month. More than 400,000 Gazans were left without running water. Today, 35,000 people in Gaza do not have access to running water!
Gaza’s Coastal Municipalities Water Utility has managed to repair infrastructure without formal shipments of materials through the official channels— thanks to materials accessed through the dangerous underground tunnels to Egypt. Six months after Israel's brutal operation and two years into Israel's inhumane siege on Gaza, the people look for solutions to cope with loss, destruction, scarcity and deprivation. Water tanks delivered by humanitarian agencies to communities still without water, is an expensive and unreliable solution. It is time that real construction efforts are allowed to begin in Gaza. Gazans have been waiting for more than two years for the international community to act and pressure Israel to lift this siege, which is responsible for so many human rights violations, including the human right to water.
Israel has been preventing the import of food, medical supplies, fuel, electricity and spare parts needed for water and sanitation systems.Nearly six months after the end of the Israeli Operation Cast Lead in Gaza, claiming more than 1200 Palestinian lives, destroying more than 50,000 homes, and leaving tens of thousands of Gazans homeless, Israel continues its two-year siege on Gaza, crippling efforts to repair damages caused by Israel’s assault.
For five months following the intensive military operation, Israel scarcely let a single truckload carrying water and sanitation materials through. The need for materials to allow reconstruction is still overwhelming. Countless wells, cisterns, water pipes and sewage infrastructure were destroyed in less than a month. More than 400,000 Gazans were left without running water. Today, 35,000 people in Gaza do not have access to running water!
Gaza’s Coastal Municipalities Water Utility has managed to repair infrastructure without formal shipments of materials through the official channels— thanks to materials accessed through the dangerous underground tunnels to Egypt. Six months after Israel's brutal operation and two years into Israel's inhumane siege on Gaza, the people look for solutions to cope with loss, destruction, scarcity and deprivation. Water tanks delivered by humanitarian agencies to communities still without water, is an expensive and unreliable solution. It is time that real construction efforts are allowed to begin in Gaza. Gazans have been waiting for more than two years for the international community to act and pressure Israel to lift this siege, which is responsible for so many human rights violations, including the human right to water.
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