UN says 70% of Gaza’s water production disrupted as Israel blocks ‘dual-use’ repair item

The UN on Wednesday said 70% of Gaza City’s water production is disrupted due to Israeli impediments linked to repairs of a key supply line, as Israel blocks the entry of a required so-called “dual-use” item, Anadolu reports. “Our partners working on water, sanitation, and hygiene warned that approximately 70% of Gaza City’s total water production is currently disrupted due to challenges related to repairing the Mekorot water supply line,” UN spokesperson Farhan Haq, citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said at a news conference that He noted that the line “comes from Israel into Gaza and is located east of the so-called ‘Yellow Line,’ where Israeli forces remain deployed.” Haq said an assessment of the damaged […]