Gaza Municipality warns of a major thirst crisis and calls on the world to intervene.

The Gaza Municipality warned on Sunday of a major water crisis threatening the city as temperatures begin to rise and water demand increases. The municipality called on international organizations to intervene urgently to avert a catastrophe.

The municipality attributed this crisis to the occupation's destruction of approximately 75% of the city's water wells, the lack of fuel needed to operate the remaining wells, and the intermittent pumping of water from Mekorot (an Israeli water company), resulting in a state of severe thirst in the city.

According to the municipality, the crisis could lead to serious health and environmental disasters if international agencies and organizations do not urgently intervene to provide the necessary resources, fuel, rehabilitate and operate destroyed facilities, and provide water to citizens.

The Gaza Municipality confirmed that the current water supply does not exceed 35,000 cubic meters per day, down from the 120,000 cubic meters pumped during such periods before the aggression. This amount is considered extremely low compared to the city's actual needs.

Since March 2, Israel has pursued a policy of systematic starvation against approximately 2.4 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip by closing the crossings to aid supplies piling up at the border, plunging the Strip into famine and claiming many lives.

With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving more than 175,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing.