Palestinians do not have adequate and consistent access to water and electricity due to the ongoing conflict with Israel because Israel controls the supply of both water and electricity to Palestine.

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Broader claims

Palestinians cannot meet their energy requirements due to the ongoing conflict with Israel

Opposing arguments

The Gaza strip generates it's own electricity and also gets electricity supply from Egypt

The Gaza strip has it's own water treatment facilities, which rely on power from the Gaza strip's own electricity grid

Quotes that support the claim

Power is off, clean water is scarce, and the last fuel for hospital emergency generators could expire, leaving Gaza facing a humanitarian crisis.

Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in Gaza following the terror group’s October 7 massacres has been accompanied by extremely tight restrictions on the entry of food, fuel, water and other humanitarian supplies to the coastal enclave.

On October 9, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated that he had ordered “a complete siege” on Gaza and that there would “be no electricity, no food, no fuel,” entering the territory, while Energy Minister Yisrael Katz said he instructed the water authority to cut off Israel’s water supply to the Strip on the same day.

Relevant questions

Who is responsible for the insufficient water and energy supply to Palestinian territories

Subclaims

Israel controls the electricity supply to Palestine

Palestinians do not have sufficient and consistent water supply because Israel controls the supply of water to Palestinian territories

Israel supplies electricity to Palestine through the Israel Electricity Company(IEC)

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Palestinians cannot meet their energy requirements due to the ongoing conflict with Israel

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Power is off, clean water is scarce, and the last fuel for hospital emergency generators could expire, leaving Gaza facing a humanitarian crisis.

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Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in Gaza following the terror group’s October 7 massacres has been accompanied by extremely tight restrictions on the entry of food, fuel, water and other humanitarian supplies to the coastal enclave.

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