Palestinians say water in Gaza not yet restored despite Israeli promise

Palestinians collect water from a water tap, amid drinking water shortages, in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Oct. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
Palestinians collect water from a water tap, amid drinking water shortages, in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Oct. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip say water has not yet been restored despite an Israeli commitment to do so.

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN that Israeli officials told him they had turned the water back on in southern Gaza. Israel’s minister of energy and water, Israel Katz, said in a statement that water had been restored at a “specific point” in Gaza, but does not give further details.

Aid workers in Gaza say they had not yet seen evidence the water was back and a spokesperson for the Hamas-controlled government in Gaza said it was not flowing.

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