UAE opens 6th desalination plants in Rafah for Gaza residents

As part of the ‘Gallant Knight 3’ humanitarian operation, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has opened six desalination plants in the Egyptian city of Rafah, designated for transporting water to the residents of the Gaza Strip.This came at a time when Gaza residents were suffering from a scarcity of clean



water.

On Sunday, December 31, Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of State, inaugurated water desalination plants in accordance with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s directives.The desalination plant scheduled to pump 1.2 million gallons of water per day, benefiting 600,000 people.