Geneva ¨C Israeli authorities are systematically depriving people in Gaza of the water they need to live, Doctors Without Borders warned Tuesday, decrying a campaign of ¡°collective punishment¡± against Palestinians.
The extensive destruction of civilian water infrastructure in Gaza coupled with obstruction of access constitutes ¡°an integral part of Israel¡¯s genocide,¡± said the medical charity, which goes by its French acronym MSF.
In a report entitled ¡°Water as a Weapon,¡± MSF said the ¡°engineered scarcity¡± was occurring alongside ¡°direct killing of civilians, the devastation of health facilities, (and) the destruction of homes.¡±
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