Abstract: This article argues that water signifies peace, security and dignity, which have eluded the Gazans and Israelis since the commencement of the October 7th, 2023, conflict. It contends that, although water is in limited supply throughout the region; yet Israeli bombardments of Palestinian connunties are destroying existing water sources and infrastructures in violation of international law, thereby exacerbating the crisis engulfing the communities. As a major factor to many wars across regions of the world, the article examines the water-conflict nexus; stating that the Gaza-Israeli conflict not only compounds the health challenges confronting the Gazans but also extends to the Israelis a share of the hazards for which peace must be urgently secured. With contiguous borders straddling Gaza-Israel, this article holds that the water-crisis in the region has the sinews of distorting human activities critical to the Israelis because of the symbiotic relationship characterizing both factions irrespective of the military gains one faction procures over the other. Furthermore, as a finite resource in the arid-region, the article opines that without peace and stability between Gaza and Israel, the socio-economic status of the peoples will remain disjointed, deepening human sufferings and fabric of the region. As a strategy to gender peace between Gaza and Israel, the article proffers that reconciliation anchored in equitable and fair solutions are fashioned as a precursor to stabilizing the region with major western acting as guarantors.

Key words: water, peace, humanity, defence, misery and health

JEL code: Q