How will Israel pay the price for destroying Gaza s sewage systems

Israel relies on desalination plants to secure the largest proportion of its water consumption, but the Mediterranean pipes have suffered severe blockages caused by the massive proliferation of microscopic algae arising from the Nile Delta in Egypt. The density of these algae is due to the organic nutrients resulting from the untreated sewage flowing from the Gaza Strip, as a result of damage or destruction of the six treatment plants due to Israeli military operations, according to the Washington Post. Noga Army, Executive Director of the Environmental Association “Zallol”, confirmed that there is a definitive scientific link that proves that the untreated sewage in sea water was a major factor in feeding microalgae and accelerating its growth to clog water facilities. On the other hand, the spokesman for the Israeli National Water Company, Mikorot, Leoer Gutman, avoided delving into the impact of Gaza’s wastewater, attributing the crisis to the rise in sea water and the formation of algae blocks that blocked the facilities, and explained that the company resorted to legalizing agricultural quotas and withdrawing emergency quantities from Lake Tiberias and local reservoirs are 4 times the usual rates, allowing household supplies to continue by 99% without severe interruption in drinking water and showers. The collapse of the drainage networks in Gaza and its impact on water desalination in Israel This water imbalance has highlighted the deteriorating humanitarian reality of about two million people in Gaza, as the United Nations estimates that nearly 90% of water and sanitation facilities have been destroyed since the beginning of the year. 2024 The aquifer contamination, while UNICEF confirmed that all 6 treatment plants had stopped and 70% of the drainage pumps had been out of work. According to the data of the Palestinian Water Authority, the disbursement of 40,000 cubic meters, equivalent to