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Water theft persists as Israel grabs 40 percent of Syria's vital water resources (www.presstv.ir)

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Located just a few hundred meters east of Quneitra, some 50 kilometers southwest of the Syrian capital, Al-Mantara Dam sits within the buffer zone established on the Golan Heights in 1979.

This vital water reservoir has for long sustained not only Quneitra province, where the occupied Holan Heights is located, but also the broader arid southern region of Syria.

With the occupation of Al-Mantara Dam, the most significant dam in southern Syria, experts say nearly 40 percent of Syria's water resources are now under the illegal control of the Israeli regime.

Before Al-Mantara, they occupied five other key sites that supply water to Syria from neighbors.

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[-] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

id be fine with the IDF, Hamas and Hezbollah all wiping each other out to a man, but I know that one side's got infinitely more firepower in this game...

anyway. its clear to me Israel is just using this wartime emergency powers time... to A - keep Bibi out of jail, obviously, but B - Steal, Destroy, Occupy, and Kill as much as they can while the iron is hot. Im frankly surprised they convinced Hezbollah to a ceasefire and its held as long as it did, because Israel doesn't show any intention of stopping its war state anytime soon.