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A pool of wastewater seen east of Wadi Gaza in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Mandy Lara Sirdah)
Once a vibrant natural reserve, Gaza’s coastal wetland is now a health hazard
Water scarcity in the Gaza Strip has transformed Wadi Gaza into an environmental disaster that affects hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. Israel’s blockade makes its rehabilitation even more challenging. By Amjad Yaghi Ahmed Hilles, an expert with the Palestinian Environmental Quality Authority, makes sure to pinch his nose when crossing the bridge over Wadi Gaza. Also known…
By +972 Magazine March 5, 2019
Construction workers in the Gaza Strip (Photo by Anne Paq/Activestills.org)
‘Israel wants us to be dependent on aid’: Gaza’s economy under siege
The Israeli and Egyptian blockade on Gaza has led to ever-rising unemployment, construction skidding to a halt and water is becoming scarcer than ever. By Avi Blecherman Last week the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics published its most recent unemployment data in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The unemployment rate in Gaza jumped…
By +972 Magazine June 4, 2014
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