JERUSALEM, September 25, 2011 (WAFA) – The committee for the defense of Silwan revealed on Sunday that Israeli forces are stealing Silwan’s water reserves, according to the committee’s statement.
The committee stated that the occupation authorities set huge water pumps and prepared enormous tanks to speed up the steeling from Ayoub’s well (Job’s well) in Silwan, a town south of Jerusalem.
It indicated that the occupation forces set huge pumps in Wadi al-Rababah area, near al-Bustan neighborhood in Silwan, to draw water from the historical Ayoub ‘s well, which lies to the south of al-Aqsa mosque, which is 130 meters deep and is considered the underground water reserves for the area.
The committee said that occupation forces started years ago transferring part of the ‘ targeted’ well’s water to the nearby settlements, adding that the occupation authorities also set huge tanks to collect water to finish off the entire underground water reserves.
Palestine News & Info Agency - WAFA
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