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CALL FOR INTERVENTION

PALESTINIAN HYDROLOGY GROUP’S CALL TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO INTERVENE TO BRING AN END TO THE ISRAELI INCURSION INTO THE GAZA STRIP

Last night and during the early hours of this morning, the Israeli Occupation Force launched a ground offensive in Southern Gaza. As part of the assault,the Israel Air Force attacked three bridges and the Gaza City power station,
cutting power to much of the area.

This power station provides more than 40% of the total electricity supplied to residents in the Gaza Strip. As a result, much of the Gaza Strip is without any electricity or diesel fuel.

This power station is used to help pump water from the water network to apartments in Gaza. As the power has been severed, the water cannot be pumped and Gazans are unable to access water, unless they are prepared to risk being shot on sight in their attempts to obtain water from roof tanks.

The attacks on three bridges damaged water supply networks that provide water to the central area of the Gaza Strip, including two refugee camps. At present, more than 50% of the population in central Gaza is experiencing water shortages.

Today, Rafah, Khan Younis and Gaza City are similarly facing a water deficit as a result of the shortages of diesel and electricity needed to pump water to Gazan households. To exacerbate matters, Gazans living in the Alo
Shuokah area near the Gaza airport fled their homes as soon as the Israeli incursion started. They are also in dire need of basic services, including water provision.

Gazans are in the grip of a humanitarian crisis, which will surely worsen unless urgent action is taken to directly restore energy and water supplies.

The Palestinian Hydrology Group calls upon members of the international community to pressure Israel into withdrawing from the Gaza Strip immediately, in addition to ensuring that supplies of water and energy are
fully reinstated without delay.

For more information
Call 0097222966315 Ramallah
0097282866868 Gaza