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STORY-LINE:Each day, millions of gallons of raw sewage pour into the Gaza Strip's Mediterranean...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eLEAD INThe sewage pollution in Gaza is getting so out of hand that the effects of the issue are now reaching the swimming beaches of Israel. STORY-LINE:Each day, millions of gallons of raw sewage pour into the Gaza Strip's Mediterranean beachfront, spewing out of a metal pipe and turning miles of once-scenic coastline into a stagnant dead zone.The sewage has damaged Gaza's limited fresh water supplies, decimated fishing zones, and after years of neglect, is now floating northward and affecting Israel as well, where a nearby desalination plant was forced to shut down, apparently due to pollution.Residents of the nearby refugee camp are being denied the opportunity to swim and bathe in the sea due to the levels of untreated water. A donkey walks through waste water near the Gaza valley.A child plays in the untreated liquid.In another part of the Gaza Strip, a \"Danger of Death\" sign can be seen on the fences barring anyone from swimming in a sewage pond from the local housing estate. \"Because all of the sewage treatment stations in Gaza don't work to the required efficiency, about 34 million cubic metres of sewage are being only partially treated. Because electricity is not available, the sewage is not treated at all most of the time and flows to the sea directly,\" says Ahmed Yaqoubi of the Palestinian Water Authority.Poor sewage treatment in Gaza is the result of a rapidly expanding population, an infrastructure damaged during wars with Israel and a chronic shortage of electricity to run the wastewater plants that still function. In 2007, a sewage reservoir overflowed in a village in northern Gaza, drowning five people.This family say they are suffering from the knock-on effects of the pollution crisis.Eitemad Abu Khader lives with her four daughters in a cinderblock home surrounded by corrugated zinc north of Gaza City. Sewage collects in huge ponds next to their neighbourhood. Abu Khader said she cannot afford purified water. Instead, she and her daughters drink tap water and bear the consequences.On a recent afternoon, her oldest daughter, six-year-old Fayza, sat scratching her arm as insects hovered around them.\"Mosquitoes literally eat us,\" says the mother. Environmentalists and international aid organisations say that if the problem isn't quickly addressed, it could spell even more trouble on both sides of the border as there are signs that the problem is now beginning to affect Israel.\"The quantity of dirt that we are seeing that is getting close to the swimming beaches is much higher,\" admits Yoram Shefer, Ashkelon's Deputy Mayor.And this 18-year-old surfing teacher is not impressed with the increasingly foul conditions of the water.But while Israel has a clear interest in Gazans repairing their water infrastructure, that would likely require it to ease restrictions on the import of building materials - which it fears the territory's Hamas rulers could divert for military purposes - and increase the amount of electricity it sells to Gaza.LEAD INThe sewage pollution in Gaza is getting so out of hand that the effects of the issue are now reaching the swimming beaches of Israel. STORY-LINE:Each day, millions of gallons of raw sewage pour into the Gaza Strip's Mediterranean beachfront, spewing out of a metal pipe and turning miles of once-scenic coastline into a stagnant dead zone.The sewage has damaged Gaza's limited fresh water supplies, decimated fishing zones, and after years of neglect, is now floating northward and affecting Israel as well, where a nearby desalination plant was forced to shut down, apparently due to pollution.Residents of the nearby refugee camp are being denied the opportunity to swim and bathe in the sea due to the levels of untreated water. A donkey walks through waste water near the Gaza valley.A child plays in the untreated liquid.In another part of the Gaza Strip, a \"Danger of Death\" sign can be seen on the fences barring anyone from swimming in a sewage pond from the local housing estate. \"Because all of the sewage treatment stations in Gaza don't work to the required efficiency, about 34 million cubic metres of sewage are being only partially treated. Because electricity is not available, the sewage is not treated at all most of the time and flows to the sea directly,\" says Ahmed Yaqoubi of the Palestinian Water Authority.Poor sewage treatment in Gaza is the result of a rapidly expanding population, an infrastructure damaged during wars with Israel and a chronic shortage of electricity to run the wastewater plants that still function. In 2007, a sewage reservoir overflowed in a village in northern Gaza, drowning five people.This family say they are suffering from the knock-on effects of the pollution crisis.Eitemad Abu Khader lives with her four daughters in a cinderblock home surrounded by corrugated zinc north of Gaza City. Sewage collects in huge ponds next to their neighbourhood. Abu Khader said she cannot afford purified water. Instead, she and her daughters drink tap water and bear the consequences.On a recent afternoon, her oldest daughter, six-year-old Fayza, sat scratching her arm as insects hovered around them.\"Mosquitoes literally eat us,\" says the mother. Environmentalists and international aid organisations say that if the problem isn't quickly addressed, it could spell even more trouble on both sides of the border as there are signs that the problem is now beginning to affect Israel.\"The quantity of dirt that we are seeing that is getting close to the swimming beaches is much higher,\" admits Yoram Shefer, Ashkelon's Deputy Mayor.And this 18-year-old surfing teacher is not impressed with the increasingly foul conditions of the water.But while Israel has a clear interest in Gazans repairing their water infrastructure, that would likely require it to ease restrictions on the import of building materials - which it fears the territory's Hamas rulers could divert for military purposes - and increase the amount of electricity it sells to Gaza.Shati Refugee camp, Gaza Strip - 12 April 20161. Seashore near Shati refugee camp2. Dirt from waste water in sea3. Waste water spewing into the sea from sewage pipe 4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nasser Abu Saif, resident of the Shati refugee camp: \"We are deprived of the beach because of this polluted water going into the sea. This deprives all the residents of the Shati camp from swimming because the sewage (pipe) is open 24 hours.\" Gaza Valley, Central Gaza Strip - 13 April 20165. Wide of donkey cart passing through waste water near Gaza Valley6. Rubbish in waste water7. Child playing in waterBeit Lahia, Northern Gaza Strip - 15 April 20168. Caution sign reading (Arabic) \"Danger of Death\" on the edge of the sewage pond for the Al Nada Housing project9. Wide of insects in pond10. Close of insects in pondGaza city, Gaza Strip - 13 April 201611.  SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Yaqoubi, water resources director at the Palestinian Water Authority: \"Because all of the sewage treatment stations in Gaza don't work to the required efficiency, about 34 million cubic metres of sewage are being only partially treated. Because electricity is not available, the sewage is not treated at all most of the time and flows to the sea directly.\"Beit Lahia, Northern Gaza Strip, 15 April 201612. Wide exterior of the Abu Khader family home13. Close of Fayza Abu Khader looking towards camera14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Eitemad Abu Khader: \"We can't sit, There are always large spots on my daughters, something I think is called scabies. The doctor asked me where I live, I told him: in a store with no air and sun. He said how you live there? I said - like all people. Mosquitoes literally eat us.\"15. Fayza Abu Khader scratching her elbowGaza Valley, Central Gaza Strip - 13 April 201616. Wide of sewage near housesAshkelon, Southern Israel - 27 April 201617. Mid of man surfing18. Mid of people in sea seen through lifeguard's cabin19. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Yoram Shefer, Ashkelon's Deputy Mayor: \"The quantity of dirt that we are seeing that is getting close to the swimming beaches is much higher, which means that we are seeing that there is a process of growth of the population of Gaza which means that this will affect us throughout the years. While it is increasing we will see the pollution in the water getting higher and it is also possible that we will get to a situation where they could close the sea (for swimming) because the pollution of the sea is higher than the average.\"20. Mid of people in sea21. Rubbish on seashore22. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Yael Chibotero, 18, Surfing teacher: \"You're going into the sea, you don't understand what is getting to you, what is coming to you, you are simply swimming, surfing, whatever you do, you have dirt getting into your mouth, you are walking on filth and it's terribly disgusting.\"23. Wide of dirty beach24. 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