Water situation in Palestine reaches crisis point

While Israel has become a world leader in water conservation and management, in Palestine polluted water is the leading cause of infant mortality.

With the United Nations predicting that Gaza will be uninhabitable by next year due, in part, to shortages of electricity and drinking water, we examine the state of the current water crisis in Palestine.

Listen to the report with Shira Efron, special adviser on Israel and policy researcher at RAND’s Center for Middle East Public Policy on the ABC Saturday Extra program.