New Israeli pipeline makes its way to Gaza
An Israeli water company has started working on extending a water pipeline from Israel to Gaza with Qatari funding.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The water situation in the Gaza Strip is set to improve after the Israeli Water Company Mekorot started construction June 17 to extend a water pipeline from Israel to Gaza with Qatari funding.
The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth revealed that work on the new water pipeline is underway under strict security supervision amid concerns that Israeli workers or equipment might be targeted.
The newspaper reported that after the work is finished, the pipeline will be connected to the water network in Gaza.
Construction is expected to end within a few months, according to Toufic Hamad, director of the Economy Department at the Water Authority in Ramallah.
