In a report on the humanitarian situation there, the group warned of the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe resulting from the deliberate destruction of water and sanitation infrastructure.

This situation is compounded by the Israeli blockade, which prevents the entry of fuel for the operation of equipment, it stressed.

This policy has deprived more than two million Palestinians in the territory of clean and potable water, he said.

Entitled “The politics of thirst in the Gaza Strip and the implications of the genocidal war for water,” the document warned of the serious health repercussions of drinking the contaminated liquid.

In this regard, it criticized the complete destruction of water treatment plants and desalination plants, as well as the damage to 88 percent of the wells.

More than 650 kilometers of sewage networks were destroyed, causing sewage to flood streets and homes, he said.

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