Egypt and world politics brief
Israel facing water shortages caused by destruction of Gaza’s treatment plants
✦Key takeaways
- Five desalination plants shut down for days, while Gaza remains in grip of severe water and sanitation crisis Israel is facing weeks of water shortages after an exceptional algae bloom crippled much of its desalination capacity, in a crisis scientists say was triggered when Israeli attacks destroyed much of Gaza’s wastewater infrastructure, causing a massive discharge of untreated sewage.
- “Pollution does not recognise political borders,” said the Zalul Environmental Association, an Israeli NGO dedicated to protecti
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