Rafah farmlands laid to waste after partial Israeli military withdrawal
More Palestinians are sharing documentation of the huge scale of destruction in the Gaza Strip following the Israeli military’s partial withdrawal after the ceasefire agreement.
A journalist has published the video below, which has been verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad fact-checking agency, showing the destruction of agricultural fields in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza.
Constant Israeli bombing and a ravaging ground operation in the area left the city bordering Egypt mostly in ruins.
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Unexploded bombs pose danger to Palestinians in Gaza
Explosive engineering officers from Gaza’s Interior Ministry continue to work amid the rubble of buildings to neutralise missiles and tank shells that remain after being fired by Israel in its attacks in Rafah, Gaza, on January 23
Israeli military destroys north Gaza’s only water desalination plant
Israeli soldiers have destroyed the only desalination plant serving water needs in besieged north Gaza, according to the Palestinian Water Authority.
It said in a statement cited by the Wafa news agency that technical teams have encountered many difficulties in accessing the site due to widespread destruction of roads and infrastructure, along with a shortage of equipment and fuel.
An initial technical assessment revealed severe damage to the electrical and electromechanical components of the plant’s various operational stages and units.
“Israeli occupation forces completely demolished some of the plant’s key components, including five sea water supply wells, the plant’s intake pipeline, two power generators, a pump, a return water line, as well as external fences and output pumps,” the authority said.
It said this was part of efforts to “systematically destroy Gaza’s water sector” and added that the plant provided clean water to the northern and western neighbourhoods of Gaza City.
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