Israel’s relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip is a humanitarian catastrophe. As well as erasing entire families, destroying hospitals and clinics and the roads accessing them, and the only lab for conducting tests at a time of surging Covid-19, Israel’s assault has badly damaged the water and sanitation infrastructure and the electricity system, leaving Gazans with only 2 – 3 hours of electricity a day.
The New York Times reported on May 18 that the streets of Gaza City were flowing with wastewater due to the destruction of the sewage system. Nearly a million people (about half the population) are without water due to the partial shutdown of a desalination plant and the smashing of water pipes, with the situation growing more dire with each passing day.
On May 20, the Middle East Monitor reported that the Israeli forces deliberately targeted two water pipelines in the Al-Saftawi area. cutting off water to 20% of Gaza City's residents. "The Municipality of Gaza regrettably confirms that the bombing of these two water pipelines, one of which serves more than 200,000 citizens, leaves them with no water supply and aggravating the water crisis that the city suffers due to the deliberate targeting of its infrastructure."
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