Current sectionIsrael NewsResidents say they have been forced to pay private contractors to pump sewage, clear blockages and repair infrastructure. 'Leaving tens of thousands of people without sewage services severely harms their fundamental rights,' the Association for Civil Rights in Israel saidShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe03:33 PM • July 10 2026 IDTTens of thousands of Palestinians living in the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem have been without sewage services since March, when the UN Relief and Works Agency was forced to halt operations in Israel.CommentsIn the NewsPolice Legal Adviser Rushes Case Involving Political Ally, Sources SayTop Israeli Universities Come Out Against Gender Segregation ProposalFour Israelis Indicted for Alleged Terror Plot in Southern CityWhere Israel's Sea Turtles Recover Before Returning HomeMost Haredi Young Men Unemployed, Women Hit Record Employment, Report ShowsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?As Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesAn Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelIsraeli Cop Filmed Throwing Stun Grenade Into Car, Trapping Palestinians Inside