Israel Using Water Access as 'Weapon' in Gaza, Report Says
- Doctors Without Borders warned on Tuesday that Israeli authorities are systematically depriving people in Gaza of water, citing a report finding that nearly 90 per cent of water and sanitation infrastructure has been destroyed or damaged.
- The report, titled 'Water as a Weapon,' decries a campaign of 'collective punishment' against Palestinians. MSF alleges this 'engineered scarcity' is 'an integral part of Israel's genocide,' based on testimonies and data collected in 2024 and 2025.
- Desalination plants and pipelines remain inoperable, while MSF reported a third of requests for critical supplies were ignored. In March, the charity provided more than 5.3 million litres of water daily, meeting needs of more than 407,000 people.
- MSF emergency manager Claire San Filippo warned that water deprivation, 'combined with dire living conditions, extreme overcrowding, and a collapsed health system, create a perfect storm for the spread of diseases' among Gaza's population.
- The charity urged Israel to 'immediately restore water for people at the required levels in Gaza' and called on allies to 'use their leverage to pressure Israel to stop impeding humanitarian access' to the territory.
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According to the data collected, approximately 90 per cent of the water infrastructure in the enclave was destroyed or severely damaged by the Israeli occupation.
The aid organization Physicians Without Borders (MSF) accuses Israel of using water in the Gaza Strip as a weapon. Access to water has been systematically denied to people "as collective punishment", says a report by the organization. The Israeli military and the competent Israeli authority Cogat reject the allegations. The Israeli authorities systematically destroyed or damaged almost 90 percent of the water and wastewater infrastructure, inclu…
In a report, the Israeli government accuses Doctors Without Borders of using water as a "weapon" against the people of Gaza.
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