War - New water pipeline supplies Gaza Strip from Egypt
A new pipeline supplies the Gaza Strip with water from Egypt. According to the official news agency of the United Arab Emirates (WAM), around 2271 cubic meters of seawater from the Mediterranean are to be treated daily by three desalination plants. This could supply up to 300,000 people in the Gaza Strip with water. For comparison: water consumption in Berlin is around 436,000 cubic meters per day.
The desalination plants are connected to the Gaza Strip via a 900-meter-long pipeline, WAM reported. The plants were financed by the United Arab Emirates. A delegation from the UN Security Council visited the border town of Rafah a few days ago. The children's charity Unicef reported on Wednesday that the water supply for hundreds of thousands of people in the Gaza Strip was catastrophic.
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- Despite the new water pipeline from Egypt, Unicef reported on Wednesday that the water supply for hundreds of thousands of people in the Gaza Strip remains catastrophic.
- The Mediterranean Sea's seawater will be treated daily by three desalination plants in the Gaza Strip, a pipeline from Egypt will transport the treated water.
- The lack of a reliable water supply in the Gaza Strip has long been a source of conflict between Israel and various Palestinian groups, including those in the Gaza Strip.
- The desalination plants and the 900-meter-long pipeline connecting them to the Gaza Strip were funded by the United Arab Emirates.
- Israel and Egypt have had their share of conflicts over the years, including disputes over the use of the Mediterranean Sea and its resources, such as water and natural gas.
Source: www.stern.de
