CMWU directed its tankers to Gaza and the north after 80% of water production facilities were destroyed, following the occupation's withdrawal from the Netzarim checkpoint.
CMWU Directs Water Tankers to Gaza and the North to Supply Residents with Drinking Water
Amid the suffocating water crisis facing Gaza City and the north of the Strip, CMWU announced the start of moving water tankers to those areas to supply residents with drinking water.
This move comes in response to the urgent need to supply the residents of Gaza and the north with water, particularly after the massive destruction sustained by most water production facilities as a result of Israeli bombardment, including wells, desalination plants, reservoirs, and transmission lines, which reached about 80%. The tankers will be used to transport water from the desalination plants operated by the water utility in the central and southern governorates of the Strip, where they will be filled there and then distributed to the affected areas as an emergency measure, pending the implementation of the emergency intervention program developed by CMWU and the Water Authority, which includes rehabilitating water wells, supplying and installing mobile desalination units, contracting with private desalination plants, and other interventions aimed at increasing water sources and reaching all residents of Gaza and the north cities with water fit for drinking and domestic use.
This step comes following the Israeli withdrawal from the Netzarim checkpoint, which allowed the resumption of vehicle movement in both directions, providing the opportunity to deliver water to areas suffering from a severe shortage of supplies.
The water utility affirmed that its efforts continue to ease residents' suffering and ensure drinking water reaches all affected areas, calling on the international community and humanitarian organizations to provide the necessary support to strengthen relief operations and improve the state of water infrastructure in the Strip.
