Western Asia

Villagers killed in Yemen water clash

Yemen sends 700 soldiers to quell fighting that claims six lives and injured 60 others in clashes that erupt between two villages fighting over a local spring near Taiz. The village of Al-Marzuh believes it is entitled to exclusive use of a spring because it is located on their land; the neighboring village of Quradah believes their right to the water was affirmed in a 50-year-old court verdict. The dispute erupts in violence. President Ali Abdullah Saleh intervenes by summoning…

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Palestinians destroy water supply to Israeli settlements

Palestinians destroy water supply pipelines to the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar and to Kibbutz Kissufim. The Agbat Jabar refugee camp near Jericho disconnects from its water supply after Palestinians loot and damage local water pumps. Palestinians accuse Israel of destroying a water cistern, blocking water tanker deliveries, and attacking materials for a wastewater treatment project.

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