The head of the Palestinian Water Authority, Mazen Ghoneim, denied reports that Israel was supplying the Gaza Strip with water, considering that what was said about that was “slander and untrue.”
Ghoneim said in a phone call with Xinhua News Agency, "Even if Israel pumps water, the Palestinian Water Authority will not be able to supply it to the residents due to the power outage required to pump it into taps and water pumps."
Ghoneim said in a press statement that the remaining water sources in the Gaza Strip “are not enough to provide 15 liters per person, which is the minimum recommended by the World Health Organization for survival.”
Ghoneim added that the continued disruption of water supply systems in the Gaza Strip threatens the lives of residents, calling on the international community to assume its responsibilities in providing urgent protection to the Water Authority’s technical crews so that they can operate the facilities and secure water for citizens.
The Palestinian official's statements come in response to Israeli Energy Minister Yisrael Katz, who stated today that Israel will restore water supplies to parts of the southern Gaza Strip in accordance with an agreement with US President Joe Biden.
Katz spoke in a tweet on the ((X) website) today about a decision to open water to the southern Gaza Strip according to an agreement between Netanyahu and Biden.
The Israeli minister said that this decision "will push civilians to the south of the Gaza Strip, and contribute to tightening the comprehensive siege on Gaza in terms of electricity, water and fuel."
Katz, who holds the position of a member of the Mini Security Political Council in the Israeli government, added that this step would contribute to eliminating Hamas, saying, "It will make it easier for the Israeli army to work and eliminate Hamas' infrastructure."
Israel has imposed a comprehensive siege on Gaza, which includes closing all crossings and cutting off electrical, water, food and energy supplies to the Strip since the Hamas movement launched a massive and unprecedented attack on southern Israel on the 7th of this month.
In response, Israel launched Operation Iron Swords against Hamas, and the Israeli army continues its military attacks on various areas in the Gaza Strip, killing 2,670 Palestinians and wounding 9,600 others.
