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Weaponizing a Water Crisis: The Destruction of Water Supplies in Gaza

Palestinians Queue for Water in Gaza Amid Hamas-Israel Conflict
Displaced Palestinians line up to fill their containers with water in Deir Balah in the central Gaza Strip on April 25, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group. (Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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In Gaza, the Israeli military is using water as a weapon of war, destroying most of the infrastructure needed to provide clean water. This tactic, which forces thirst, malnutrition, disease, and death on Palestinian civilians, is mentioned in the International Court of Justice case that South Africa filed against Israel in January, accusing the Israel government of genocide. Juan Cole examines the specifics of Israel’s systematic targeting of the water infrastructure in the Gaza Strip and the effects it has had on the people living there.

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