Israeli settlers seize Palestinian freshwater springs, dry up farmlands (thehindubusinessline.com)

On a searing summer day, Israeli settlers ​splashed in a West Bank pool created by siphoning off water that had irrigated Palestinian crops, one of many seizures of water resources across the occupied territory. The spring served ‌as a lifeline for the nearby village of Fasayil in the fertile Jordan Valley, where Palestinians have relied on it for generations ​for food, employment and to supplement irregular Israeli supplies to their domestic taps. “Our water supply remains cut off to this day, ⁠depriving us of the water we depend on for our homes, our livelihoods, and our agricultural land,” said Saad Nemer, who farms the land. Israeli settlers seized his irrigation pipeline in June, channeling the water to an ancient pool in an archaeological site. Soon after, settlers advertised it as an Israeli tourist attraction and Israel’s far-right finance minister pledged financial support. “They are ‌now in the process of developing a recreational park around the pool,” Nemer said. Settlers stop Palestinian villagers approaching The seizure of the spring at Fasayil is part of a pattern that Palestinians say is designed to make their lives in the West Bank untenable. Israeli settlers ‌have attacked at least 160 water and sanitation sites...