Thursday, August 13, 2009

Israel's leverage over Gaza's utilities

A new report by an Israeli rights group documents how Israel used its leverage over Gaza's utilities (water, power) before, during and after the latest attack in December-January. For example, Israel cut water to Gaza's population.

The report said: “At the height of the [fighting], more than half a million residents were cut off from running water, sewage flowed in the streets, and hospitals were left to operate on generators running 24 hours a day. All this took place while the strip was being bombarded from the air, sea and land, and its borders remained sealed, leaving residents with nowhere to run.”

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