"Ukuthatha amanzi ethu akufani nokuthatha ithoyizi. Amanzi ayimpilo, abakwazi ukudlala ngezimpilo zethu kanje," kusho uMaher Najjar, isekela lomqondisi jikelele weCoastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU) wosongo lwakamuva lwase-Israel lokunqamula ugesi, izinsiza zamanzi kanye nengqalasizinda endaweni eseGaza Strip.
"Konke kuzothinteka: amanzi okuphuza nokugeza, indle kanye nokuthuthwa kwendle, izibhedlela, izikole kanye nezingane," kusho u-Ahmed al-Amrain, inhloko yolwazi lwamandla ePalestinian Energy and National Resources Authority (PENRA).
I-Israel Electric Company ihlinzeka ngamaphesenti angu-60 ezidingo ze-Strip, ezikhokhelwa intela yentela yase-Palestine eqoqwe iziphathimandla zakwa-Israel.
IGaza ithenga amaphesenti amahlanu e-Egypt futhi izama ukukhiqiza amaphesenti angama-5 asele endaweni okuwukuphela kwayo yokuphehla ugesi eGaza, eyalinyazwa ukuqhuma kwamabhomu kuka-Israyeli ngo-35 nokucekelwa phansi kwama-transformer ayo ayisithupha.
NgoNovemba 26, iPhini likaNgqongqoshe Wezangaphandle wakwa-Israel, uDanny Ayalon, wesabisa ngokunqamula ugesi wakwa-Israel, amanzi kanye nokuxhumana nengqalasizinda yaseGaza esebenzela izakhamuzi eziyizigidi eziyi-1.6 zaseGaza Strip.
"Lena incazelo yangempela yesijeziso esihlangene," kusho uJaber Wishah, isekela lomqondisi wezindaba zamagatsha e-Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR). "Izingane, abesifazane, asebekhulile, iziguli, abafundi, bonke bangaphansi kwalolu songo."
Ngemuva kokhetho lwentando yeningi lwango-2006 olwaletha iHamas emandleni, i-Israel ibeke imingcele eqinile e-Strip, iphuca amaPalestine izimpahla ezibalulekile neziyisisekelo, okuhlanganisa imfuyo, imithi, imishini kanye nezingxenye ezishintshayo, kanye nodizili wezimboni odingekayo ukuze kusetshenziswe amandla. isitshalo.
"U-Israel ubelokhu enqamula ugesi kancane kancane futhi ecekela phansi nengqalasizinda eminyakeni edlule, kodwa kungokokuqala besabisa ngokusobala ukuthi bazowunqamula ngokuphelele," kusho uWishah. "Kuwumbhedo ukuhlambalaza abantu ngezimpilo zabo ngenxa yezinkinga zepolitiki."
Futhi akukho emthethweni.
I-Wishah kanye neqembu lamalungelo akwa-Israel i-Gisha baphawula ukuthi i-Israel iyaqhubeka nokuthatha nokulawula ngezempi i-Gaza Strip, naphezu kokuhoxiswa kwamakoloni akwa-Israel kanye nezizinda zezempi e-Strip ngo-2005.
Ngokomthetho wamazwe ngamazwe, uGisha uthi, i-Israel ibhekele inhlalakahle yabantu baseStrip, okuhlanganisa nokuqinisekisa ukuthi ugesi, amanzi kanye nengqalasizinda esebenzayo.
Ngaphansi kokuvinjezelwa kwayo, i-Israel kusukela ngo-2007 iye yanciphisa inani likaphethiloli kanye nedizili yezimboni evunyelwe ukungena eGaza, okuholela ekunqanyulweni kwamandla kwansuku zonke kulo lonke elase-Strip, kusukela ku-8 kuya kumahora we-12, nokuphazamisa izinsizakalo zamanzi, ukukhucululwa kwendle, ezempilo kanye nezemfundo.
"Ochwepheshe bakagesi basePalestine bacele uhulumeni wakwa-Israel ukuthi alungise ulayini omkhulu osanda konakala, njengoba kwenza inkampani yakwa-Israel Electric. Kodwa uhulumeni wakwa-Israel uyenqaba ukwenza lokho, "kusho u-Ahmed al-Amrain.
"Ukuntuleka kukagesi, uthi, "kuzophoqa imindeni ukuthi ithenge udizili wamajeneretha amancane endlini, okungaholela ezingozini ezimbi kanye nokusha."
Bangaphezu kuka-100 abantu basePalestine abashona ngo-2009 kanye nekota yokuqala ka-2010, kubika i-Oxfam, ngenxa yemililo edalwe ngamajeneretha kanye nokuhogela i-carbon monoxide.
Nakuba amajeneretha evumela imishini ethile ebalulekile ukuthi isebenze phakathi nokuphela kukagesi, ezinye izinsizakalo, njengelondolo, azisetshenziswa kumajeneretha. "Awukho ugesi owanele," kusho u-Amrain. "Ezimo eziphuthumayo kuphela futhi zenziwa ukuthi zisebenze isikhashana, hhayi ngokuqhubekayo. Azisona neze esinye isixazululo kugesi eGaza Strip."
"Kuzoba yinhlekelele uma i-Israel inqamula ugesi. Ingxenye yabantu ngeke iwathole amanzi," kusho uMaher Najjar.
Njengamanje amaphesenti angama-95 amanzi angaphansi awaphuzwa ngokwezindinganiso ze-WHO ezibika ukuthi i-nitrate, okukholakala ukuthi i-carcinogenic, ingaphezu kuka-330 mg/litha, idlula kude amazinga amukelekile angu-50 mg/l.
"Kusukela ngo-2000 besinezinhlelo zokulungisa nokwandisa izinhlelo zamanzi eGaza, kodwa kuze kube manje cishe ayisikhombisa amaphrojekthi ayi-100 aseqediwe," kusho uNajjar.
NgokukaNajjar, amaphesenti ayishumi kuphela ezakhamizi zaseGaza eziyizigidi eziyi-10 ezithola amanzi nsuku zonke. Abanye abangamaphesenti angu-1.6 bathola amanzi njalo ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbili, abangamaphesenti angu-40 bathola amanzi njalo ngemva kwezinsuku ezintathu, kanti abangamaphesenti ayishumi bathola amanzi kanye ngemva kwezinsuku ezine.
"I-Israel ibhole imithombo engaphezu kuka-1,000 ezungeze iGaza Strip ukuze isetshenziswe yona. Banqamula amanzi ngaphambi kokuba afike eGaza," kusho uNajjar.
Nakuba inani lamanzi elihlinzekwa yi-Mekorot, inkampani yezamanzi kazwelonke yakwa-Israel ingamaphesenti angu-5 nje kuphela, kuwusongo lokuthi i-Israel izoncisha ugesi kanye nezidingo zengqalasizinda okukhathaza kakhulu izakhamuzi zaseGaza. "I-Chlorine ibalulekile ekuhlanzeni kwethu amanzi. Ngaphandle kwayo, ngeke sikwazi ukumpompa iconsi lamanzi," kusho uNajjar.
Kakade, ngenxa yokuswela ugesi owanele kanye nezinsiza zokuhlanza, kufika amalitha afinyelela ezigidini ezingama-80 endle eyingxenye naleyo engagezwanga impontshelwa olwandle lwaseGaza nsuku zonke.
Ngo-2008, i-WHO yabika amazinga ayingozi amagciwane endle eduze kwengxenye yesithathu yogu lwaseGaza. Ngo-2010, i-United Nations Relief and Works Agency yabika ukuthi isifo sohudo esiyingozi kanye ne-viral hepatitis kusalokhu kuyizimbangela ezinkulu zokugula phakathi kwababaleki eStrip.
"Sidinga ugesi oqhubekayo ukuze simpompe amanzi angcolile asuke ezindlini aye ezindaweni zokukhuculula indle," kusho uNajjar. "Amajeneretha ayashintshana ngesikhathi sokunqanyulwa kukagesi, kodwa ngaphandle kokufakwa njalo kukagesi, imfucuza izogcwala imigwaqo."
Ngo-Agasti 2007, ichibi eligcina indle e-Beit Lahiya lachichima, laminza izakhamuzi ezinhlanu zedolobhana eliseduze.
I-Hamas imile ekutheni izokwamukela izwe lasePalestine ngaphakathi kwemingcele ka-1967. Lena imingcele u-Israyeli okusamele ayichaze futhi isaqhubeka nokufiphala ngokwandisa izindawo zokuhlala zamaJuda ezingekho emthethweni kanye nokuhlala ezweni lasePalestine.
"Ngicabanga ukuthi ama-Israyeli abucayi ngokusongela kwawo," kusho u-Wishah, "ngoba abawunaki umbono wamazwe ngamazwe, noma imithetho nezivumelwano zamazwe ngamazwe, njengeZivumelwano zase-Geneva, ezisayiniwe, ezenqabela iqoqo. isijeziso. Bazizwa bengaphezu komthetho futhi bangaphezu kwanoma yikuphi okufunwa umthetho."
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