“The consumption rate of the settler living in the northern Jordan Valley is 8 times higher than that of the Palestinian citizen living everywhere else.”
Amazing "Water Farm" in Gaza
“To overcome the agricultural problems faced by farmers in the Gaza Strip, newly-graduated Palestinian agricultural engineer Irada al-Za'anin has established the first-ever ‘water farm’ in her house.”
Feature: Palestinian engineer pioneers hydroponics farm in northern Gaza Strip
All photos by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua
Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua
Hard for us to imagine
In order to avoid being fired on by the Israeli Navy, Gaza’s are swimming in the polluted sea to spear fish.
Feature: Gaza fishermen seek spearfishing to overcome Israel's maritime restrictions
Good News~
After Gaza's untreated sewage was presented as a 'ticking time bomb for Israel' in 2016, the World Bank was able to complete one of the oldest projects on its books. The new Northern Gaza Wastewater Treatment Plant will serve 400,000 people in Gaza, if Israel does not interrupt its power supply. Here is the official World Bank announcement that the plant is finally ready for operation:
Wastewater Management Project Mitigates Health and Environmental Threats in the West Bank and Gaza
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Photo from the article: As Gaza approaches 2020 ‘uninhabitable’ deadline, Palestinians strive to weather the collapse. Sarah Algherbawi (The photo is of liquid sewage.)