The war in the Middle East has escalated beyond oil and military targets, with strikes over the weekend targeting perhaps the region’s most fundamental infrastructure – plants that turn seawater into drinking water in one of the world’s driest regions.
Over the weekend, both sides targeted these desalination plants, the only reliable water source for millions across the Arabian Peninsula, where there are virtually no natural freshwater sources. Analysts say it is the realisation of a long-feared scenario in the Middle East, with water becoming a weapon of war.
