Civil Administration disconnects water pipes in Khirbet ‘Alan in the Jordan Valley
17 February 2020
On Monday, 17 February 2020, at around 8:30 A.M., personnel from Israel’s national water company, Mekorot, arrived with Civil Administration officials, military jeeps and two bulldozers to Khirbet ‘Alan which is located in the Jordan Valley, southwest of the village of al-Jiftlik, and is home to about 50 families. The forces disconnected pipes that supplied water for domestic and agricultural use in the community. Israel, which has controlled most water sources in the West Bank since it occupied it nearly fifty years ago, disregards the severe water shortage suffered by Palestinians and promotes projects that can alleviate it only when they involve improvements to settlement infrastructure. At the same time, Israel demolishes every water supply system that Palestinians try to erect themselves in Area C, subjecting them to intolerable living conditions in order to force them out of the area.