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| Gaza water desalinization plant connected to Israeli energy grid |
| 2024-11-06 |
| [IsraelTimes] A water desalination plant in Gaza is connected to Israel’s electricity grid to increase the supply of clean water in the war-torn coastal enclave. The, plant located in the southern city of Khan Younis, is run by UNICEF and can provide 20,000 cubic meters of water daily to the nearby humanitarian zone where the vast majority of Gaza’s population is currently taking refuge from the conflict. Israel’s security cabinet approved a decision in July to connect the desalination facility to the Israeli grid in July, but it has taken several months to complete the necessary work. The plant was finally connected on Sunday. MK Yulia Malinovsky of the opposition Yisrael Beytenu party condemns the development, writing on X “101 hostages returning to their homes – no. The government of Israel takes care of its enemy and not its citizens.” Israel supplied close to 50 percent of Gaza’s electricity before the current war, but cut off its electricity supply to Gaza on October 12 last year following the Hamas invasion and atrocities on October 7. The UN and other agencies have deplored the humanitarian situation in Gaza in recent weeks, in particular in northern Gaza where a group of UN and independent organizations said last week the situation was “apocalyptic.” |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 Wanna bet Hamas is going to blow it up? Then they can bemoan the lack of fresh water and blame Israel for not fixing it. The Paleos suffer and the Juice get the blame. It's a win-win! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2024-11-06 10:30 |
| #3 ...not Yemen? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-11-06 10:05 |
| #2 The UN should facilitate the permanent moving of Gazan muslims into Egypt and Jordan |
| Posted by: Anon1 2024-11-06 03:56 |
| #1 Wanna bet Hamas is going to blow it up? |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-11-06 01:03 |