Overview
- Doctors Without Borders released its “Water as a Weapon” report accusing Israeli authorities of systematically denying safe water to people in Gaza.
- The report cites United Nations, European Union and World Bank data estimating that nearly 90% of Gaza’s water and sanitation systems are destroyed or damaged.
- MSF describes fire on clearly marked water trucks and boreholes and says Palestinians have been injured or killed while trying to collect water.
- The group says one-third of its requests for desalination units, chlorine and other key supplies were rejected or ignored, even as it delivered about 5.3 million liters per day last month.
- Israel’s COGAT called the allegations baseless, said Gaza’s water supply exceeds humanitarian thresholds, and blamed MSF’s own procedures and staffing for operational delays.