Gaza water desalination plants cause severe health risks
The lack of supervision over water desalination plants and the Israeli siege contribute to the contamination of drinking water available to Gaza’s residents.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The poor supply of water in the Gaza Strip has pushed many unemployed to establish water desalination plants; the water is then distributed to households in private tank trucks. These plants have become the only choice for drinking water for many Gazans, at a time when the political situation and repeated wars have hindered the completion of all international projects aimed at meeting Gaza’s need for drinking water.
Ali al-Mabhouh, owner of a water tank truck in the Nasr neighborhood in western Gaza City, said that his work has saved him from unemployment as he is the only provider of his family of four.
