Gaza Flooded as “Israel” Deliberately Opens Dam Gates

Dozens of Palestinian homes were flooded in the Gaza Valley area on Monday evening, and hundreds of families were rendered homeless after "Israel" opened one of its dams that were overfilled with heavy rain water.

The "Israeli" authorities opened the dam's floodgates without any prior warning or coordination with local authorities in Gaza, stunning the residents of the area.

According to sources, Civil Defense teams said that this was a deliberate "Israeli" attempt to flood the area after the "Israeli" authorities opened the dams allowing the water through.

Local civil defense teams, and medics of the Military Medical Services in Gaza, rushed to rescue the flooded area and rescued seven residents who reached a near death situation as they were swept away by the flood.

Dozens of families were moved to secured areas and received the needed aid and medical attention.

Adham Abu Salima, media spokesperson of the Military Medical Services in Gaza, stated that the efforts are still ongoing to rescue the families that became homeless due to the flood.

The flooding has made life more difficult for the Gazans, especially for those still living in tents because their homes were destroyed in the December 2008-January 2009 "Israeli" war on the Gaza Strip.

Abu Salima stated that approximately 100 families were flooded, and that the "Israeli" aggression and war left hundreds of home vulnerable to any natural disaster.

On its part, Hamas has condemned the act as a war crime and has called on all concerned parties to intervene and offer assistance to the locals.

Last year, the same area was flooded leading to destruction of property and several casualties.