The Palestinian Water Authority announced today that Gaza’s water and sewage sectors have been destroyed by the ongoing Israeli military attacks over the past year, reported Wafa news agency. Officials said that more than 85 per cent of water and sewage facilities are either fully or partially non-operational due to extensive damage to critical infrastructure. Ziad Fuqaha, acting head of the Palestinian Water Authority, highlighted that essential infrastructure such as wastewater treatment plants, desalination stations, pumping stations, wells, water tanks, and key pipelines have been badly affected, requiring major repair works to bring them back into use. Persistent power outages have worsened the crisis, as there is a severe shortage of fuel needed to run backup generators for water services. … Continue reading 85% of Gaza’s water, sewage facilities destroyed by Israel’s bombs