With the occupation of Al-Mantara Dam, the most vital water resource in southern Syria, nearly 40 percent of Syrian water resources are now under the illegal control of Israel.

Located just a few hundred meters east of Quneitra, some 50 kilometers southwest of the Syrian capital, Al-Mantara Dam sits within the buffer zone established on the Golan Heights in 1979.

This vital water reservoir has for long sustained not only Quneitra province, where the occupied Holan Heights is located, but also the broader arid southern region of Syria.

With the occupation of Al-Mantara Dam, the most significant dam in southern Syria, experts say nearly 40 percent of Syria’s water resources are now under the illegal control of the Israeli regime.

Before Al-Mantara, they occupied five other key sites that supply water to Syria from neighbors.

  • DicJacobus@lemmy.world
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    30 days ago

    I have to say, aside from the whole ‘Keep Bibi out of jail by keeping us in a permanent emergency powers state’ its kind of clear to me that the past year and change that’s occured, Israel has been using this as a time of settling grudges, getting things off the bucket list. Cause so much destruction to their enemies that they’re in a permantley stronger position by the time they finally decide to stop bombing the rubble… Make hay while the sun is shining… or in this case, Kill, bomb, and brutalize every potential “terrorist” you can find in a 500 mile radius. Fuck the UN, Fuck the rest of the world, Double down and openly talk about wiping populations out and run to Washington for protection when it gets too uncomfortable.

    I’m a weird case who would happily love to see the IDF and Hamas/Hezbollah wipe each other out…because after living through 3 or 4 rounds of Levant brutality olympics, I can’t bring myself to pick a side anymore aside from “the side of people who dont have guns” you can’t pick a side without a flame war, and if Im going to argue about geopolitics, I’ll focus on the one thats newer to me. the one thats more morally black and white, the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

    Dont get me wrong, I still 100% believe that the Hamas attack was a Russo-Iranian orchestrated distraction to draw world attention from the war in Ukraine. because Israel acted so predictably. Hamas attacks like wild animals and butchers hundreds of people, and sends Israel into the blood rage everyone knew they would, and look what’s happened since, and how the world has reacted.

    Aside from the whole part about Israel bombing Iran. And the Assad regime falling, this thing has worked out pretty well for Russia at least, as far as its European adventure is concerned.