Water supply and sanitation in the Palestinian territories
![Jordan River](/Images/godic/202501/05/Yarden_034PAN25340.JPG")
![An elderly man fills a water container at a public multi-faucet sink in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip.](/Images/godic/202501/05/Water_supply_in_West_Bank_and_Gaza_February_2014_2water_photoblog5340.jpg")
![Bedouins purchase water from water trucks in Khirbet A-Duqaiqah in the South Hebron Hills near the Green Line, a village with 300 residents that is not hooked up to water grid.](/Images/godic/202501/05/Water_supply_in_West_Bank_and_Gaza_February_2014_5water_photoblog5340.jpg")
![Roof water cistern in Jenin](/Images/godic/202501/05/Roof_water_cistern_in_Jenin,_West_Bank_019_-_Aug_20115340.jpg")
Water supply and sanitation in the Palestinian territories are characterized by severe water shortage and are highly influenced by the Israeli occupation. The water resources of Palestine are fully controlled by Israel and the division of groundwater is subject to provisions in the Oslo II Accord.