Doctors Without Borders: Israel deprives Gaza of life-saving water

The medical organisation Doctors Without Borders has warned that Israel is deliberately depriving people in the Gaza Strip of life-saving water and condemned what it said was Israel’ s policy of collective punishment. In a report titled “Water as a Weapon”, MSF said the widespread destruction of Gaza’s civilian water infrastructure, combined with restrictions on access, forms part of a broader pattern of harm against the population. The report, based on testimonies and data collected between 2024 and 2025, said water scarcity is unfolding alongside the killing of civilians, the destruction of health facilities and the demolition of homes, creating what it described as devastating and inhumane living conditions. MSF’s emergency director, Claire San Filippo, said in a statement: “The […]