Occupation commits systematic massacres against civilians by targeting water filling points

Gaza: The Government Media Office in Gaza emphasized that the Israeli occupation forces are waging a systematic war of deprivation, committing 112 massacres against water-filling queues, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians, the majority of whom were children, since Oct. 7, 2023.

In a statement on Monday, the office indicated that the most recent of these massacres occurred in the new camp, northwest of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, and resulted in the death of 12 civilians, including 8 children.

It noted that the Israeli occupation continued to wage a systematic and deliberate war of starvation against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, in flagrant violation of all international and humanitarian conventions.

The office added that the occupation deliberately destroyed 720 water wells and put them out of service, depriving more than a million and a quarter people of access to clean water.

It pointed out that the occupation prevented the entry of 12 million liters of fuel per month, which is the amount necessary to operate the minimum number of water wells, sewage stations, waste collection mechanisms, and other vital sectors.

The office urged the international community, and all UN, international, and global human rights and legal institutions, to take urgent action to halt the war on water immediately, ensure unhindered access to water for civilians, and pressure the occupation to allow the entry of fuel and equipment necessary to operate water wells and sewage treatment plants.

It also stressed the need for an urgent international investigation into the crime of depriving civilians of water, as it is part of the ongoing genocide against civilians in the Gaza Strip.

It also stressed the need to hold the occupation accountable before international courts for its crimes against defenseless civilians, and to bring its criminal leaders to justice.