Over 700 Palestinians killed while waiting for water

Gaza's government media office has reported that Israeli attacks targeting fresh water filling points have killed over 700 Palestinians waiting to fill their containers.

The office said in a statement that the attacks are part of Israel's "systematic thirst war", which has involved the targeting of over 100 fresh water filling points and the deliberate destruction of 720 water wells, depriving over 1.25 million people of clean water access.

It added that Israel has barred the entry of 12 million litres of fuel monthly, the amount required to power the minimum number of strip's water wells, sewage treatment plants, and waste collection vehicles.

It said this ban has “caused near-total paralysis of water and sewage networks and worsened the spread of diseases, especially among children”.