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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/west-bank-water-theft-drains-israelis-and-palestinians-dry/
West Bank Water Theft by Palestinians
(Times of Israel) Jacob Magid - The Shiloh pipeline, which provides water to the Jewish community of Migdalim as well as to nearby Palestinian villages, was shut off last week by Israel's water authority. The government unit that oversees water distribution in the West Bank explained, "In light of the reoccurring water theft from this line, the water supply was not reaching Migdalim and therefore the water flow was stopped. The water theft epidemic is a serious one that harms the residents of Judea and Samaria, Israelis and Palestinians alike. Since the beginning of 2017, Civil Administration teams have disconnected over 400 pirated water line connections." The activity of the Israeli-Palestinian Joint Water Committee has recently been renewed, following five years in which the Palestinian side refused to promote projects to improve the water infrastructure in the area.