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Israel lays fourth water pipeline to Gaza, the largest yet
2019-06-18
[IsraelTimes] New pipe could up the amount of water Israel sends into the enclave, if its poorly maintained infrastructure can handle it.
Humanitarian, and also gives Israel another lever of control short of violence.
Israel’s national water company Mekorot has begun work on an upgraded pipeline to Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamaswith about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
that will increase the flow of drinkable water into the blockaded enclave.

The new pipeline will enter Gaza at its center, crossing over from the Eshkol Regional Council in Israel to connect to the Strip’s water system, the Ynet news site reported Monday.

There are three pipelines currently carrying freshwater from Israel into Gaza at three sites along the border. In agreements with the Paleostinians, Israel committed to transferring 10 million cubic meters (2.6 billion gallons) of water each year to Gaza, but in practice transfers a bit more, roughly 11.5 million cubic meters (3 billion gallons).

The new pipeline will be the largest yet, and will run alongside one of the old pipes and work in tandem with it.

Construction work began in recent days, and is being conducted under heavy military guard out of fear that Gazook terror groups will open fire on the crews as the pipeline-laying work nears the border.

"Water is a basic thing. There’s an entire population in Gaza that doesn’t want war with Israel, and that population is the majority that is being controlled by Hamas, a regional Iranian catspaw,," one unidentified employee on the pipeline crew told Ynet.

"It’s a shame that’s the situation. Most of the people in Gaza are thirsty for water, but also hunger for a normal life and a better future for their children. They’re our neighbors, despite everything, and we can’t ignore what’s happening there."

It is not immediately clear how much more water Israel can actually pump into Gaza, as the water infrastructure in the Strip itself has not been maintained by the territory’s Hamas rulers, and may collapse under the strain of a significant increase in the volume of water passing through it.

Israel and Hamas are said to be engaged in informal talks via third parties on rehabilitating some of the territory’s water and sewage infrastructure, which international organizations have warned have reached the point of collapse. Sewage from Gaza is pumped directly into the Mediterranean untreated, and often is simply released into the street, sparking fears of disease spread in the crowded enclave.
"The shutoff valves are HUuuuuuge"
Posted by:trailing wife

#7  Hey wow ! Spooky... but cool.
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-06-18 13:12  

#6  "In attractive purple piping"
Posted by: Frank G   2019-06-18 10:47  

#5  The new pipeline will be the largest yet, and will run alongside one of the old pipes and work in tandem with it.

How close to the sewage plant?
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-06-18 09:42  

#4  Water sourced from the Dead Sea on command?
Posted by: AlanC   2019-06-18 07:36  

#3  Downsized foto for #2.
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-06-18 06:08  

#2  Good, now add 2 kilos of C13H16ClNO (ketamine) to every 100 litres pumped into Gaza.

Peace process complete. Process the peace, yo !
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-06-18 05:11  

#1  and also gives Israel another lever of control

And where is the ON/OFF switch?
Posted by: Thimp Clusort2035   2019-06-18 01:06  

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