Hebron Governorate, the largest in the occupied West Bank, has been facing an acute water crisis since May after Israeli occupation authorities cut its allocation by more than 40 percent.
The reduction has triggered daily hardship for residents, sharply increased water costs, and led to accusations of mismanagement by Palestinian authorities, with the crisis worsening in the summer heat.
Residents depend on secondary sources such as municipal and Water Authority wells and rainwater, but the main supply comes from Israel's Mekorot company under Annexe II of the Oslo II Agreement, which left control of key water sources in the occupied territories in Israeli hands.
From a neighbourhood in western Hebron, resident Radi Karameh told The New Arab's Arabic edition Al-Araby Al-Jadeed: "The water crisis affects our lives daily. Years ago, it reached us through the municipality’s lines for a fee, but as the population grew, the amount and infrastructure stayed the same, affecting distribution and causing daily problems between residents."