Rates of chloride and nitrates have reached alarming levels:
Palestinian child transporting his family's bottles, filled with potable water from a purification station, in Deir al-Balah central Gaza Strip, on May 22, 2013. (Photo: Ashraf Amra/APA Images) -
“The frequent power outages have also made it extremely difficult for the municipalities to provide citizens’ homes with water around the clock. Local municipalities pump water for less than four hours a day, a very limited period for Gaza’s residents."
Over ninety percent of Gaza’s water wells are unsafe for human consumption [Mondoweiss]