Gaza Strip, Aug. 30 -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has opened a 7.5-kilometre pipeline carrying desalinated water from Rafah in Egypt into southern Gaza, delivering relief to families struggling with extreme shortages.

Built under Operation Gallant Knight 3, the project supplies nearly two million gallons a day through the Al-Buraq reservoir in Khan Younis, which stores 5,000 cubic metres. The system is expected to reach more than one million people, including hundreds of thousands of displaced residents, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.

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Emirati officials supervising the operation, working in coordination with the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility and Egyptian authorities, said the initiative will pro...