2023 Israeli airstrikes on municipal services in the Gaza Strip

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Israeli airstrikes on municipal services in the Gaza Strip
Part of the bombing of Gaza and the Israel–Hamas war

Extensive destruction to infrastructure and services in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israeli airstrikes during the Israel–Hamas war.
Date7 October 2023 – present
Location
Gaza Strip, Palestine
Belligerents
 Israel Hamas
Strength
  • No airforce

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have been accused of targeting municipal services in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. as part of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. The service sector in the region has been repeatedly bombed by the IDF, with a large number of workers in this field killed as a result and the destruction of several municipal facilities and vehicles that provide services to Palestinian citizens.[2][3]

Those attacks also included the destruction of roads and most of the essential service infrastructure such as water tanks, sewage stations, and wells, which the IDF say are built on top of tunnels belonging to Hamas.[4] The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported in October 2023 that typically, 90% of Gaza's tap water is considered undrinkable, and this situation is exacerbated during times of conflict.[5]

Spokespeople for the IDF and the Israeli government say that the bombings are targeting Hamas leaders, allegedly responsible for the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.[6]

Key bombings

  • Bombing the sewage infrastructure in Gaza and other cities in the strip.[7]
  • Bombing large water tanks in Beit Lahia and around half of the main usable wells in Jabalia and others.[8][9]
  • Preventing the transfer of solid waste to the main landfills in the eastern areas of the strip, like Juhor ad-Dik, resulting in the accumulation of thousands of tons within cities.[10]
  • Bombing industrial facilities leading to the contamination of groundwater and seawater in the strip.[11]
  • Bombing the Gaza municipal garage and its maintenance workshop, with a threat to the historic municipal building dating back to 1893.[12]
  • A power generator plant with four major generators in Bureij was bombed.[13]
  • The Gaza Municipality's emergency committee stated that Israel had destroyed at least one million square meters of Gaza City roads and stated that municipal "services like water, sanitation, and waste management" had been affected.[14][15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Frias, Lauren. "The 3 US-made fighter jets Israel is using in its air war over Gaza". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ بلدية غزة...استهداف الخدمات الأساسية يُعقّد الوضع الانساني، قناة فلسطين اليوم Archived 2023-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ العدو الصهيوني يقصف مبنى بلدية غزة وشاحنة تقلّ نازحين جنوب غرب مدينة غزة، سبا نت Archived 2023-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ العدوان يتواصل.. بلدية غزة: الغارات استهدفت البنى التحتية والاحتلال يتحدث عن قصف شبكة أنفاق عملاقة، الجزيرة نت
  5. ^ With No Water or Electricity From Israel, Gazans Risk Dehydration and Disease, Haaretz
  6. ^ Israel strikes dense Gaza camp, says it kills Hamas commander, Reuters
  7. ^ مياه الصرف الصحي في غزة قنبلة موقوتة تفاقم معاناة النازحين، الجزيرة نت Archived 2023-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ قصف الآبار ومضخات المياه يخلق أزمة كبيرة في شمال قطاع غزة، الجزيرة نت Archived 2023-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ لجنة الطوارىء في بيت لاهيا: الاحتلال يتعمد قصف آبار وخزانات المياه بغزة، قدس برس Archived 2023-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ بلدية غزة: قوات إسرائيلية تمنع عودة المواطنين لمنازلهم، وكالة الأناضول Archived 2023-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ الحرب على غزة وموضوع تلوث المياه، جريدة الأيام Archived 2023-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ الموقع الرسمي لبلدية غزة Archived 2023-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "Crucial power generators targeted, catch fire in central Gaza". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Gaza municipal official: Israel destroyed 1 million square metres of roads in Gaza". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Gaza municipality calls on international groups to provide essential aid". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

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