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UNICEF: Israel Badly Damaged Lebanon’s Water System

HeadlineAug 24, 2006

UNICEF is warning that Lebanon’s water infrastructure has been largely destroyed makign a major obstacle for people to return home. Water and sanitation systems were badly damaged in Israeli air strikes across southern Lebanon. A water and sanitation specialist from UNICEF said “I have never seen destruction like this. Wherever we go, we ask people what they need most and the answer is always the same: water.”

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