UAE-Supported Project for Repair of Damaged Water Networks in Khan Younis
(AWP) - The Khan Younis municipality headquarters in the southern Gaza Strip, hosted the signing of an agreement with the Palestinian National Committee for Partnership and Development (NCPD) to provide repair and maintenance services for water networks damaged in the Israeli war since October 2023.
The project costs $54,000, donated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 to give citizens in the Strip access to water under the harsh conditions due to the war.
Mohamed Rabie, NCPD Chairman, said during the signing ceremony, “We came here today to the Khan Younis municipality to sign an agreement to repair the dilapidated water pipes that were damaged during the recent aggression against Khan Younis. The municipality had made appeals to have these lines repaired as the governorate already suffers from an acute water shortage.”
He noted, “Khan Younis is considered the largest governorate with displaced people, as it, and the area of al-Mawasi have over one million displaced people. This urgent response came from the UAE through Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 to provide water for all citizens in the Gaza Strip.”
International organizations say the majority of citizens in the Gaza Strip, estimated at 2.3 million, live as displaced persons amid dire conditions since the outbreak of the war.