The Mekorot Water Company finished today a comprehensive study of the water supplies in the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula and the possibilities of finding new water supplies through well digging.
The company did not report any details of its findings. It has already started repairing present installations in the two occupied areas and is digging new wells at the request of the Israeli Army.
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