“Israel” Resorts to Bio-Warfare, Sprays Sewage in Towns, Farms

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"Israeli" Occupation Force (IOF) uses feces of "Israeli" residents and settlers as a form of bio-warfare against Palestinian farmers in the villages of Wadi Fuqeen and Nahaleen.

Additionally, the "Israeli" army has developed a large vehicle for spraying sewage waste and feces at Palestinian protestors and homes, reportedly, in the towns of Abu Dis, Aizariah, Bil'in and Nabi Saleh.
Spraying sewage waste has become so common a weapon used by the "Israeli" Army that the combination of sewage water, feces, and human urine has been named "skunk". B'Tselem reports that ‘skunk' and the vehicle used to disperse it, have been added to "Israel's" armory for crowd control.
On 3 June 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) is present in sewage samples collected from "Israel". Additionally, human feces contain endless forms of bacterial and biological contaminants. Given this information, the intentional use of sewage waste against Palestinians qualifies as bio-warfare.
Moreover, for several days, raw sewage from the illegal settlement of Beitar Illit has been contaminating Palestinian farmers' fields in the village of Wadi Fuqeen. The effects of the sewage water include damage to crops, permanent poisoning of the land, and the potential of spreading viruses and diseases.

The settlement of Beitar Illit, which was built in 1986, is now illegally occupied by 50,000 "Israeli" settlers. In 2006 the settlement began to dispose of its wastewater by dumping it on what remains of Wadi Fukin.
As a result, 50-60 dunams (50,000 - 60,000 square meters) of agricultural land is now unusable, olive and almond crops have been ruined, and the spring water is unsafe to drink.

The residents and farmers, who are heavily dependent on fresh spring water and fertile soil, are now forced to purchase water from an "Israeli" company that steals and resells water from an aquifer located beneath the Palestinian city of Bethlehem.

Tragically, Wadi Fuqeen and Nahaleen, which have been suffering these outflows of sewage about twice a week since 2006, are not the only Palestinian villages targeted with "Israeli" sewage.

Locals in the village of Abu Dis reported on September 25 that "Israeli" Occupation Force officials drove a large vehicle containing feces around main streets, and sprayed the sewage water ‘everywhere' and on everything.

Locals reported, "It entered the houses and the kids' rooms - and it didn't clear like teargas does. It hung around in the fabric inside houses and made everyone fear for their health." They added, "Rumors of possible viruses are going around."
A similar story of intentional sewage spraying is reported to have occurred in the nearby town of Aizariah on September 20.

Source: Palestine News Network, edited by website team