UAE starts desalination facilities in Rafah to supply Gaza with water.
UAE starts desalination facilities in Rafah to supply Gaza with water. More than 600,000 people in the Strip will benefit from the 1,200,000 gallons of water that six stations can pump each day. By WAM Source khaleejtimes.com Published at 2:18 AM on January 1, 2024. In order to provide drinking water to the people of the Gaza Strip, the UAE formally opened the water desalination plants that had been installed by the authorities in the Egyptian city of Rafah on Sunday. The water desalination plants were launched on Sunday by State Minister Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, following orders from His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates. In order to provide water to the Gaza Strip, the UAE built six stations with a combined daily capacity of 1,200,000 gallons, helping over 600,000 people. Less than three weeks were needed to finish the stations. Desal