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UN official urges Israel to stop using water as 'weapon of war'

2023-11-17 18:09:00, Kosova & Bota CNA
UN official urges Israel to stop using water as 'weapon of war'
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A UN human rights official has called on Israel to stop using water as a "weapon of war" and allow clean water and fuel into Gaza to restart the water supply network.

Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, the UN's special rapporteur on water and sanitation, said in a statement on Friday:

Every hour that passes with Israel preventing the provision of safe drinking water to the Gaza Strip, in brazen violation of international law, puts Gazans at risk of dying of thirst and diseases related to the lack of safe drinking water. safe.

He reminded Israel that deliberately preventing water supplies from entering Gaza "violates international humanitarian and human rights law," adding:

The impact on public health and hygiene will be unimaginable and could result in more civilian deaths than the already colossal death toll from the bombing of Gaza.

He added that children, especially those under the age of five, will be the first to be affected by the water and sanitation crisis, along with women.

These often invisible casualties of war are preventable and Israel must prevent them. Israel must stop using water as a weapon of war./ CNA





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