Israeli settlers deliberately damage water pipes near Jericho in West Bank

Israeli settlers have damaged water pipes supplying Palestinian families in the al-Auja waterfall area, north of Jericho in the occupied West Bank.

Hassan Mleihat, of the Al-Baydar Organisation for the Defence of Bedouin Rights, told Wafa news agency on Saturday that settlers deliberately disrupted the water supply in a systematic effort to pressure residents into leaving their land.

Palestinian communities in the Jordan Valley have faced repeated disruptions to their access to water, electricity and other basic needs, from both settlers as well as Israeli authorities.