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Stolen drinking water fills swimming pool

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Published: Aug. 19, 2007 at 8:26 PM

DIR AL-KHATAB, West Bank, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Residents of a West Bank settlement have cut the water supply of a nearby Palestinian village, rerouting the pipes to fill a swimming pool.

The water in the pool eventually gets routed back to the small village of Dir al-Khatab, Ynetnews.com reported. "They not only use water that doesn't belong to them, but they also pollute the drinking water of some of the village residents," said Yoel Marshak, head of the Kibbutz Movement's Special Assignments Branch.

A demolition order has reportedly been issued at the picnic site where the small pool is located.

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