UNICEF says Israel blocks Gaza basin repairs

The UN children's agency said Israel had rejected the importation of equipment needed to repair a water basin in Gaza, and warned that the facility could overflow and endanger nearby residents through flooding and disease.Local authorities say Israel destroyed water infrastructure and vehicles used…

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Most of the population now lives in tent camps.One damaged facility is the Sheikh Radwan stormwater basin in Gaza City, which is now contaminated with sewage and at risk of overflowing after heavy rainfall, according to Unicef James Elder.He told reporters the agency had been working with Israeli authorities and US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace for a year on a $3m plan to repair it, but that COGAT,….

So we're a bit baffled," he told a press briefing in Geneva."Let's do the rehabilitation before this becomes another entirely preventable killer of girls and boys in Gaza," he said.COGAT did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Elder said it had cited security grounds

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