JENIN, August 6, 2011 (WAFA) – Several neighborhoods in the northern West Bank city of Jenin were left without drinking water for four consecutive days after the Israeli authorities had shut down the tap that provides them with water, Saturday said Jenin city water department.
It told WAFA that Israeli authorities have closed the water tap providing water to Sweitat neighborhood, which supplies other neighborhoods in city with water.
Residents called on human rights organizations and the Palestinian Authority to intervene and solve what they described as a tragic situation they are facing.
Other neighborhoods have also been suffering from severe water shortage due to a breakdown in Hirsh Ass’ada water pump in Jenin several months ago.
WAFA
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