#GazaUnderAttack | There’s a shortage of clean water especially at UN-run schools in Gaza

PressTV | Published on Aug 31, 2014 Palestinian health officials say there’s a shortage of clean water especially at UN-run schools where nearly 22-thousand refugees are sheltering. They say various diseases are spreading among the refugee population due to the lack of water and hygiene. UN agencies are warning that the humanitarian situation is getting […]

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#PalestineUnderAttack | First Scientific Studies Highlight Environmental Catastrophe due to Israeli Occupation

By Global Research News | Global Research, August 31, 2014 | Bethlehem University Over the last 40 years occupied Palestine has witnessed a catastrophic decline in biodiversity.  Loss of habitat, desertification and pollution of water sources have all been linked to the occupation by Israeli forces. This summer scientific research led by Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh […]

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PHOTOS | Farra warns of an impending environmental disaster in Gaza | cc @GreenPeace

Al Ray Agencies | Oct 8, 2013 Gaza, ALRAY – Minister of Local Government Mohammed al-Farra warned of an impending environmental disaster in the Gaza Strip due to the disruption of sewage treatment system. Farra said during a press conference held on the shore of the Gaza sea “the Gaza Strip sector is on the […]

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Government warns of environmental disaster due to shortage of fuel | #OpenRafahBorder Now!

[ PIC 17/09/2013 – 07:57 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian government warned of an environmental disaster in Gaza due to the siege, especially as untreated sewage water is pumped into the sea, which increases the problem of pollution and its impact on the environmental situation and human health. Minister of Local Government, Dr. Mohammed […]

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Gaza wastewater treatment plant stops functioning

Al Ray Agencies | Sept 17, 2013 Gaza, Alray – After the running out of fuel supplies, the Minister of local government in Gaza Mohammed Al -Farra announced on Monday evening that the wastewater treatment plant stopped functioning and the municipalities are going to pump the sewage water into the sea . Al-Farra said on […]

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VIDEO | Gaza Strip’s history is at risk from weather conditions and political isolation

Published on Aug 19, 2013by PressTV Byzantine mosaics and ancient monasteries all attest to the rich past of the Gaza Strip. Yet the territory’s significant archeological sites are under threat from its political isolation as well as extreme weather conditions. A French archeologist has swept away a layer of sand to unveil an ancient Byzantine […]

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Video: Israeli Colonists Dump Sewage on Palestinian land

July 9, 2013 by @PressTV Villagers in Wadi Fukin near Bethlehem were attacked by Israeli colonists/settlers from a nearby colony/settlement, when they intentionally poured thousands of tons of sewage into the only natural water spring and onto the land. (Some) Examples of attacks by Jewish Colonists in Palestine I emphasize, just some examples…. For a […]

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Settlers destroy 2,500 olive trees in June

Note from occpal: Israel destroyed over 2,5 Million trees Since 1967 only (Report Page 31) while last summer, it was boasting about it’s ‘agricultural development at the Floriade 2012 World Expo (More about that here) Maan News Agency | June 9, 2013   NABLUS (Ma’an) — Settlers have destroyed over 2,500 Palestinian olive trees in […]

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Israeli Settlers Cut Palestinian Trees Near Hebron | @Greenpeace

Note from occpal: Israel destroyed over 2,5 Million trees Since 1967 only (Report Page 31) while last summer, it was boasting about it’s ‘agricultural development at the Floriade 2012 World Expo (More about that here) Friday June 07, 2013 03:18 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC News Thursday June 6 2013, a number of extremist Israeli […]

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2.2 Million cubic meters raw sewage from Israeli settlements poses environmental threat

MEMO | June 3, 2013 A report by Israel’s Ministry for Environmental Protection has revealed that 2.2 million cubic metres of raw sewage flows annually from the country’s illegal settlements in the West Bank directly into waterways or cesspits without passing through any treatment facility. According to Haaretz newspaper, the report has been passed to […]

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Jewish settlers chop down olive trees in Al-Khalil

Note from occpal: Israel destroyed over 2,5 Million trees Since 1967 only (Report Page 31) while last summer, it was boasting about it’s ‘agricultural development at the Floriade 2012 World Expo (More about that here) [ PIC 09/05/2013 – 08:44 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Jewish settlers chopped down 15 olive trees near Susiya area in […]

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Israeli army maneuvers destroy cultivated land

[ PIC 02/05/2013 – 10:41 AM ] JENIN, (PIC)– Israeli army maneuvers east of Jenin city caused fire to Palestinian cultivated land in Jalbon village destroying 35 dunums of barley in the process. Ziyad Abu Arra, owner of the land, told the PIC reporter on Wednesday that Israeli occupation forces fired teargas canisters into his […]

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Report: Settlers start over 50 fires in West Bank

Maan News Agency | May 1, 2013 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Settlers started over 50 fires across the West Bank on Tuesday following the fatal stabbing of a settler in Nablus, official news agency Wafa reported. A report by the civil defense said firefighters had to deal with 57 fires caused by settlers. Hundreds of olive […]

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Israeli forces uproot 700 olive trees near Jenin

Note from occpal: Israel destroyed over 2,5 Million trees Since 1967 only (Report Page 31) while last summer, it was boasting about it’s ‘agricultural development at the Floriade 2012 World Expo (More about that here) Maan News Agency | April 25, 2013 NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Thursday uprooted over 700 olive trees near […]

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After destroying over 2,5 Million trees: Israeli army cuts 600 trees near Hebron

Note occpal: Israel destroyed over 2,5 Million trees Since 1967 only (Report Page 31) while last summer, it was boasting about it’s ‘agricultural development at the Floriade 2012 World Expo (More about that here) Tuesday April 23, 2013 17:23 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Tuesday April 23, 2013, the Radio Bethlehem 2000 has […]

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