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Crime18 November 2025Archive brief

Hamas arrests a staff member of local water provider, Abdul Salam Yassin Company, supplying water to nearly half of the Gaza Strip

Hamas arrests a staff member of local water provider, Abdul Salam Yassin Company, supplying water to nearly half of the Gaza Strip, causing the company to suspend its operations.

By Belfast Herald Newsdesk2 min read

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Hamas arrests a staff member of local water provider, Abdul Salam Yassin Company, supplying water to nearly half of the Gaza Strip, causing the company to suspend its operations.

The development was among the significant crime stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to Reuters on 18 November 2025.

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