IDF detonate Rafah water reservoir (Canada Well) 'in honor of Shabbat'

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1511

Date

26 July, 2024

Location

📍 Gaza - Rafah - South Gaza - Tel Sultan

Original Social Media Post

"Rafah | Rafah’s water reservoir blown up Israeli soldier from the combat engineering corps sharing footage on his personal account blowing Rafah’s water reservoir in Tel Sultan neighborhood “in honor of Shabbat” as he describes it."
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https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/idf-canada-well-rachel-corrie-rafah-water The soundtrack is a song produced by soldiers of the 51st Golani Brigade with lyrics like, “We will burn Gaza… shake all of Gaza… for every house you destroy we will destroy ten.” "The Canada well was built in 1999 with Canadian International Development Agency funding. While initial reporting, based on the soldier’s caption, called it a “reservoir,” according to Gaza’s coastal municipalities water utility, the Canada well is the main water facility in the city of Rafah and provides services to 50 percent of the city’s residents, mainly in West Rafah.

Monther Shoblaq, Director General of the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility, who oversaw the maintenance and renovation of the Canada Well, described the destruction as "scandalous evidence" of the Israeli army's deliberate targeting of water and sanitation facilities.

Monther told Drop Site in an interview that his organization had provided the Israeli military with precise GPS coordinates for the Canada Well and all water facilities in the Strip, in coordination with the Red Cross. Despite these precautions, the well was blown up. The Canada well remained operational throughout the war until the Israeli military full invasion into the neighborhood in late May, he said. "

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