Palestinians are worrying about contamination of their drinking water after two years of Israeli bombardment of critical infrastructure. They know the water they drink, the air they breathe, and the food they eat may not be safe. But when every day is a fight for survival – a fight to find water and bread – safety becomes a secondary element in their lives. They have no choice – they drink contaminated water. There is no luxury of avoiding risk. Despite the sheer level of destruction from the war, there is little effort under way to clear out unexploded ordnance or manage environmental contamination. That’s not because people in the municipality do not want to do the work. It’s because of a lack of equipment and heavy machinery. Local authorities struggle every day to remove rubble, clear rubbish from destroyed streets, and reopen debris-blocked roads. Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #WaterInPalestine #FoodSecurity #WaterContamination #HumanitarianCrisis #GazaNeedsHelp #RightToSafeLife #DestroyedInfrastructure #EnvironmentalDisaster #HumanRights #HopeInCrisis #AlJazeeraEnglish
‘No choice’: Palestinians forced to drink contaminated water
Palestinians are worrying about contamination of their drinking water after two years of Israeli bombardment of critical infrastructure. They know the water they drink, the air they breathe, and the food they eat may not be safe. But when every day is a fight for survival – a fight to find water and bread – safety becomes a secondary element in their lives. They have no choice – they drink contaminated water. There is no luxury of avoiding risk. Despite the sheer level of destruction from the war, there is little effort under way to clear out unexploded ordnance or manage environmental contamination. That’s not because people in the municipality do not want to do the work. It’s because of a lack of equipment and heavy machinery. Local authorities struggle every day to remove rubble, clear rubbish from destroyed streets, and reopen debris-blocked roads. Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #WaterInPalestine #FoodSecurity #WaterContamination #HumanitarianCrisis #GazaNeedsHelp #RightToSafeLife #DestroyedInfrastructure #EnvironmentalDisaster #HumanRights #HopeInCrisis #AlJazeeraEnglish













