Palestinians have been lining up at a desalination plant that now operates around the clock in central Gaza to fill up containers of clean drinking water — a resource they have barely had any access to during the war.
The plant previously operated for just three to four hours a day. The Israeli military said they connected the UN-built plant in the western part of Deir al-Balah to Israel’s power grid to increase the amount of drinking water in Gaza.
Associated Press video shows people lining up at the Southern Gaza Desalination Plant, with children filling jerry cans and containers with water.
The plant, which was built by UNICEF in 2017, can desalinate 20,000 cubic meters of water per day and will provide drinking water to Khan Younis, Deir al-Balah and the Muwasi humanitarian area. The electricity provided by Israel will go only to the desalination plant.
“The amount of water will increase… it will remain available for 24 hours and life will become easier,” says Muhammad Shehab, who was displaced from Gaza City.
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