RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Water Authority said today that the Israeli Mekorot water company has reduced the amount of water supply allocated to the Hebron and Bethlehem governorates, noting that the percentage of reduction from the main water source of Deir Shaar that feeds the two governorates reached approximately 35%.

In a statement, the Authority explained that Mekorot company completely stopped pumping water for several continuous hours, which negatively affected the southern region in general, and the Hebron Governorate and its southern parts in particular, thus further exacerbating the crisis in many communities and making it difficult to provide them with the required quantity of water.

It stressed that the company’s reduction in water supply at this time means an early start to the water shortage crisis and greater suffering for citizens.

Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA