Gaza Suffers $1.5m Losses as Israel Open Floodgates, Destroys Crops
February 22, 2021.- Palestinian agricultural areas suffered $1.5 million in damages as a result of Israel’s decision to open rainwater floodgates, Anadolu reported.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture in the Gaza Strip, Israel has so far flooded nearly 700 dunums of agricultural land including 600 dunums (148 acres) east of Gaza City, and 100 dunams (24.7 acres) east of the town of Beit Hanoun.
#Israeli Forces Open #Floodgates near #Gaza, Destroy #Palestinian Crops https://t.co/IaNjSCewcA via @PalestineChron https://t.co/DJW3FvAkF7 pic.twitter.com/WFpezqMPq6
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 20, 2021
The ministry added that Israel has opened floodgates twice this month, and called on human rights organizations to immediately intervene and stop the Israeli violations against the agricultural sector in Gaza.’
Israel has built a number of dams to hold back rainwater along the eastern and northern borders of the Gaza Strip to prevent it from naturally flowing into Gaza.
📽️Israeli Forces Open Floodgates near Gaza, Destroy #Palestinian Crops.
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Israeli occupation forces today opened floodgates near the eastern borders of the #Gaza Strip for the second day, flooding vast tracts of Palestinian #agricultural land.🇵🇸#Cruel_savages✊😡 pic.twitter.com/bfsrezfq7B— keivan (@kkeishayghan) February 20, 2021
After heavy rains, the Israeli authorities open the gates towards the Palestinian agricultural lands in Gaza.
Featured image: Flooded farmlands in eastern Gaza Strip. (Photo: Supplied)
(Palestine Chronicle)
