Israel Announces Major Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine for Restoration of Water Infrastructure Post Russian Attacks
Taking a responsible and committed approach to supporting a country at the forefront of conflict, Israel has decided to provide Ukraine with significant humanitarian assistance aimed at restoring damaged water infrastructure. According to reports from The Times of Israel, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has instructed its relevant agencies, including the Mashav Center for International Cooperation and Development, to develop and deliver a package of water supply systems capable of providing clean drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people affected by infrastructure destruction due to Russian bombings. Funded by the Israeli government budget, this initiative includes multiple high-capacity water systems designed to serve large populations, especially in eastern Ukraine, where much of the water infrastructure has been severely damaged or destroyed. UNICEF’s 2024 assessment estimates that approximately 9.6 million Ukrainians, nearly a quarter of the population, lack access to proper water and sanitation services. This aid forms part of Israel’s ongoing humanitarian efforts since the outbreak of the full-scale war in February 2022, which has included air and land deliveries of food, medicines, and essential supplies, as well as the deployment of a field hospital in the initial weeks of hostilities. Furthermore, in early 2025, Israel supplied Ukraine with hundreds of electricity provision units for regions hardest hit by shelling. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently recalled that in 2023, Ukraine and Israel reached agreements on the supply of missile defense systems, specifically the Barak 8 air defense systems produced jointly with India, following earlier talks about Patriot systems amidst the ongoing conflict, including the recent Hamas attack on October 7. Given evolving security challenges, these missile defense capabilities are becoming even more critical for Ukrainian security.