Israel using water access as 'weapon' in Gaza: MSF
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has accused Israeli authorities of systematically depriving Gaza's population of water, describing it as a form of collective punishment. The report highlights the destruction of water infrastructure and the obstruction of access to water supplies as part of a broader campaign against Palestinians. MSF calls for immediate restoration of water access and urges international allies to pressure Israel to allow humanitarian aid.
- ▪MSF claims that nearly 90% of Gaza's water and sanitation infrastructure has been destroyed or damaged by Israeli actions.
- ▪The organization reported that a third of its requests for critical water supplies have been rejected or unanswered.
- ▪MSF provided over 5.3 million liters of water daily last month, meeting the needs of more than 407,000 people in Gaza.
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Israeli authorities are systematically depriving people in Gaza of the water they need to live, Doctors Without Borders warned on Tuesday (April 28, 2026), decrying a campaign of "collective punishment" against Palestinians.The extensive destruction of civilian water infrastructure in Gaza coupled with obstruction of access constitutes "an integral part of Israel's genocide", said the medical charity, which goes by its French acronym MSF.In a report entitled "Water as a Weapon", MSF said the "engineered scarcity" was occurring alongside "direct killing of civilians, the devastation of health facilities, [and] the destruction of homes".
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