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MSF Calls Israel's Gaza Water Destruction a Genocide.

4/28/2026

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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says Israel's destruction of Gaza's water infrastructure, damaging nearly 90% of the system, is part of its genocide.
MSF documented attacks on its water trucks and boreholes, noting that displacement orders blocked its teams from areas where it supplied water.
MSF provided over 5.3 million litres of water daily to 407,000 people and warned that water scarcity, overcrowding and a collapsed health system risk a disease outbreak.

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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says Israel's destruction of Gaza's water infrastructure, damaging nearly 90% of the system, is part of its genocide.
MSF documented attacks on its water trucks and boreholes, noting that displacement orders blocked its teams from areas where it supplied water.
MSF provided over 5.3 million litres of water daily to 407,000 people and warned that water scarcity, overcrowding and a collapsed health system risk a disease outbreak.