Polluted beach in Gaza City, June 2016

Gaza: Shortage of Sanitation Infrastructure Raises Severe Health and Environmental Concerns

In recent years, the longstanding shortage of adequate sanitation infrastructure in the Gaza Strip has resulted in the discharge of around 90 million liters of untreated or partially treated sewage into the sea every day, posing serious health and environmental hazards. Development of water and sanitation infrastructure has been severely impacted by the import restrictions…

Army to Release Longest-Jailed Women Occupation Objector

Israel’s female conscientious objector to have served the longest period of jail time, Tair Kaminer, was granted exemption from military service on Thursday, July 14, after spending nearly 150 days in an IDF prison. On Thursday morning a military committee found that Kaminer, 19, was “not fit for military service” due to her “poor and severe behavior” — namely the…