Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Since Israel began its bombardment and near-total blockade on humanitarian aid in Gaza almost 10 months ago, accounts of Palestinians spending hours each day searching for clean water and images of young children hauling jugs to fill up have been seen across the world, as aid groups document what Oxfam calls Israel 's 'water war crimes' in a new report of the same name.
Sign the petition to #StopArmingIsrael:➡️ https://t.co/ekFBpX8c7N pic.twitter.com/fWwxHqZnLy — Oxfam July 18, 2024 Israel's 'weaponizing of water,' said Oxfam water and sanitation specialist Lama Abdul Samad, 'is already having deadly consequences' for people in Gaza. Sewage-contaminated water contains pathogens that can cause cholera, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid, and other easily preventable diseases.
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