Water Supply Cut Off as Collective Punishment
- ACRI
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On January 25, 2026, an inspector from the Negev Water Corporation disconnected the water supply to three unrecognized Bedouin villages in the Negev, after discovering damage caused by vandalism to the infrastructure of the water cabinet. As a result, approximately 150 families, including children, the elderly, and people with disabilities, were left without water. When the water supply was not restored after four days, we contacted the water corporation and the Government Water and Sewage Authority with an urgent request to restore the water to the villages.
In the appeal, Attorney Yael Seidemann argues that disconnecting the water supply was unlawful and disproportionate. It is a collective punishment for a crime over which they have no control or connection to. Water is essential for life, and cannot be used as a means to pressure or punish people—especially not when it comes to a population that has no responsibility for a crime that has taken place. The appeal demands the immediate restoration of the water supply to the three villages.
ACRI's appeal, January 29 2026 (Heb)
