Israel's Gaza blockade blamed for water crisis
16 Apr 2018 ( IBTN News Bureau )Clean drinking water is a luxury in Gaza. Waste treatment plants cannot work at full capacity because of electricity and fuel shortages which means sewage is pumped direct into the Mediterranean Sea.
Israel's 10-year blockade on Gaza has been blamed for the crisis.
Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford reports from Gaza.
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