The Israeli decision to renew water supplies to parts of southern Gaza should be taken with a “grain of salt,” some Palestinians in the besieged coastal enclave say.
“I think this is a publicity stunt and a distraction. I think only very few people will get water. The focus right now should be on food and fuel for electricity,” Refaat Al Areer, a Gaza-based writer, told Al Jazeera.
“Many water pipes were damaged”, in the Israeli shelling, Al Areer said. And “without electricity, most households will not get the water as we need water pumps to fill the water tanks.”
Al Areer added that the majority of Palestinian families buy fresh water on an average day because tap water is mostly not suitable for human consumption.
Because of Israeli shelling, “freshwater stations are closed and again we need electricity to pump water to our fresh water tanks,” he said.
Source: ALjazeera
