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New article: "No life without water: How Israel’s actions in Gaza echo past genocides"

10.07.2025 Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflict
We share a recent piece published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists examining how the targeting of water resources in Gaza threatens civilian survival and violates international humanitarian law.

We share a recent article published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, co-authored by Mark Zeitoun (Director General, Geneva Water Hub), Professor Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Professor Ghassan Abu-Sittah, former Slovenian President Danilo Türk, and Dr. Reem Abu Shomar.

Titled "No life without water: How Israel’s actions in Gaza echo past genocides," the article examines the deliberate targeting of water resources and infrastructure in Gaza, its devastating impact on civilian survival, and its implications for international humanitarian law. It highlights historical parallels to show how denying water can become a tool of mass violence.

At the Geneva Water Hub, we are committed to protecting water and related infrastructure as an essential part of peacebuilding and humanitarian action.

Access the article here: https://thebulletin.org/2025/07/no-life-without-water-how-israels-actions-in-gaza-echo-past-genocides/ 

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