Israel, Palestinian Authority reach water-sharing deal

Israel and the Palestinian Authority have reached a water-sharing deal to bring relief to parched Palestinian communities, a breakthrough announced during the latest visit to the region by the US Middle East envoy.

The deal announced by Jason Greenblatt, the US Middle East representative, in Jerusalem on Wednesday would give Palestinian territories about a quarter of its annual water needs at a reduced rate.

Greenblatt said that with the deal, Israel would provide the West Bank and Gaza Strip 32 million cubic metres, or 32.9 billion litres, of water annually in the immediate future.

The $900m pipeline project is expected to be completed in almost five years. It is part of a larger plan, which includes Jordan, to send water through the pipeline from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea.
 [aljazeera.com]
13/7/17
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