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Israeli settler attacks on a water well on Sunday stopped water pumping to 19 Palestinian communities east of Ramallah, in the central West Bank, worsening an already severe supply crisis and prompting urgent calls for intervention and repairs. The Jerusalem District Water Department, which provides water services to Ramallah and al-Bireh, said water pumping from the Ein Samia wells had been temporarily halted after Israeli settlers attacked its technical teams and prevented them from reaching the site to fix damage to well number six. The authority said the attack led to a complete shutdown of pumping, cutting off water to more than 19 residential communities. It called for urgent intervention to allow its crews to carry out repairs and resume […]
