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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have been accused of targeting municipal services in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. as part of the ongoing Israel–Hamas war. The service sector in the region has been repeatedly bombed by the IDF, with a large number of workers in this field killed as a result and the destruction of several municipal facilities and vehicles that provide services to Palestinian citizens.[2][3]
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Extensive destruction to infrastructure and services in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israeli airstrikes during the Israel–Hamas war. | |||||
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Those attacks also included the destruction of roads and most of the essential service infrastructure such as water tanks, sewage stations, and wells, which the IDF say are built on top of tunnels belonging to Hamas.[4] The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported in October 2023 that typically, 90% of Gaza's tap water is considered undrinkable, and this situation is exacerbated during times of conflict.[5]
Spokespeople for the IDF and the Israeli government say that the bombings are targeting Hamas leaders, allegedly responsible for the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.[6]
By June 2024, the destruction of municipal services had led to overflowing sewage, large trash garbage piles, and the spread of diseases such as hepatitis and cholera.[19] UNICEF warned that the destruction of municipal services had cut off "reliable access to safe water, toilets and washing facilities" which was causing disease and chronic diarrhoea among children.[20] In July 2024, nine months of Israeli air campaigns severely damaged Gaza's power facilities, leaving portions of the population without any electricity.[21]
In May 2024, Yahya Al-Sarraj, the mayor of Gaza City, stated, "The Israeli occupation systematically targeted municipal services and facilities in the Gaza Strip... We have great challenges, the most important of which is providing water and sanitation services."[22] In October 2024, a group of U.S. doctors signed a letter to the Biden Administration, stating that due to the destruction of Gaza's water infrastructure, there was "literally no potable water in Gaza".[23]
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