Between 10-21 May 2021, Israeli forces carried out a full-scale military offensive against the Gaza Strip. The bombardment was characterized by a disproportionate use of force and deliberate attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, in clear violation of the fundamental principles of distinction, proportionality, and humanity enshrined in customary international humanitarian law and amounting to apparent war crimes and crimes against humanity. 

During the military campaign, Israel targeted and damaged many civilian infrastructure, including Gaza’s sewage treatment stations and networks, rendering some of them inoperable. As reported by Al Mezan, the Gaza Electricity Distribution Company (GEDCO) recently announced that its power supply services will be intermittent due to the diminishing supply of fuel used to generate electricity, caused by Israel’s fuel-entry ban. With the increasing deficit in power supply and limited capacity of alternative generators, municipalities throughout the Gaza Strip are pumping raw or partially treated sewage water directly into the sea, thus blighting one of Gaza's few recreational spots, namely its shoreline. As a result, nearly two million Palestinians residing in Gaza now face a looming public health emergency and are denied Gaza’s only outlet.

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