Israel destroyed a village water well by burying it under dirt and broken cars

Evidence

His family had told him not to go. The Israeli army had blocked access to the water, building an impromptu border between the aquifer and the town and digging up the earth around the well, surrounding it with piled-up dirt and broken cars. Impetuously Akram decided to try to find it anyway. One morning he grabbed a stick for the walk as a precaution against the scrappy stray dogs in the area. He passed the berm of dirt the Israeli army had set up, made his way down the hill, and proceeded to walk the good distance to the well. Not long after, a Humvee came chasing him. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 530

Categorization

• XREF: Water infrastructure as a weapon of occupation — connects to the reader’s interest in water control in Palestine, e.g., the Mountain Aquifer and the Oslo water-sharing arrangements.