Fact sheet on demolition & destruction of water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH) infrastructure in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

The demolition of WASH infrastructure in the OPT has placed Palestinians at increased risk of diseaseand illness, preventing herding and agricultural communities from practising their livelihood sand leading to significant levels of displacement. International humanitarian law and international human rights law explicitly forbid the destruction of infrastructure vital to public health and water supply. Destruction of WASH infrastructure by the Israeli authorities in the West Bank has increased since the beginning of 2010.

Contact information	Ghada Snunu E-WASH* Advocacy Task Force Officer- Gaza Oxfam GB Hejji building (email: gsnunu@ewash.org )
News type	Inbrief
File link	http://www.thirstingforjustice.org
File link local	factsheet11demolition.pdf (PDF, 1575 Kb)
Source of information	EWASH
Subject(s)	DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , INFRASTRUCTURES , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , WATER QUALITY
Relation	http://www.semide.net/countries/fol749974/country608613
Geographical coverage	Palestine
News date	16/02/2012
Working language(s)	ENGLISH