Group petitions Israeli Supreme Court over severe water shortages in Palestinian neighbourhood
Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, says it has demanded the immediate provision of “a regular, continuous, and adequate water supply” to Kafr Aqab, the largest Palestinian neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem.
The petition, filed on behalf of 204 residents, argues that the “Israeli authorities’ failure to provide a continuous and adequate water supply undermines the petitioners’ right to health, as well as their right to life and bodily integrity”.
Kafr Aqab is one of eight Palestinian neighbourhoods that are part of the Israeli-run Jerusalem municipality but are located beyond the Israeli separation barrier. It is home to 100,000 people, roughly 30 percent of East Jerusalem’s Palestinian population.
Since mid-May, the supply of water to Kafr Aqab sharply deteriorated, resulting in a water crisis, the group said. In May, residents received an average of just 12 hours of water per week. As of mid-July, residents were supplied with a weekly average of only a day and a half to two and a half days of water.
“The water crisis … during the height of summer clearly demonstrates Israel’s systematic violation of Palestinians’ fundamental rights. Israeli authorities are fully aware of the crisis and refuse to act,” Adalah said.
At least one Palestinian wounded in Israeli raid on West Bank refugee camp
An Israeli military raid at the Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, has left at least one man injured, Wafa news agency reported. The report added that Israeli forces raided several homes in the camp, leading to fighting.
Soldiers also fired live rounds, tear gas and stun grenades at citizens, and shot a young man in the abdomen, while others were treated for tear gas inhalation.
Palestinian man critically injured in Israeli army raid on West Bank town
A man was critically injured by Israeli military fire in the town of Dura, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency has reported. According to the Palestinian Authority’s Health Ministry, a man was hit with a live round in his right eye and it lodged in his skull. He was taken to hospital in critical condition.
Wafa said that fighting erupted when Israeli forces raided the town, shooting live rounds and sound grenades at a group of young Palestinian men.
Palestinians injured by Israeli gunfire across occupied West Bank
A Palestinian man was wounded by Israeli military fire in the town of Dura, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports. Earlier, we reported that a man was wounded with a live round in his right eye and was taken to hospital in critical condition.
We also reported that an Israeli military raid at the Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, has wounded at least one man. That number has now risen to three – all of whom were taken to hospital with wounds caused by live ammunition.
