Middle East
Can you drink tap water in Palestine?
NoNo, drink bottled
Can you drink the tap water in Palestine?
Don't drink the tap water. Supply is intermittent and stored in rooftop tanks; drink bottled or filtered water.
Key facts
- Safely managed drinking water: 81% of people (2024, WHO/UNICEF JMP).
Tap water by place in Palestine
Tap water by place
Sources
- World Bank: safely managed drinking water
- US State Department travel advisory
- UK FCDO travel advice: The Occupied Palestinian Territories
- ETA-IL (Israel Population and Immigration Authority)
- Travel Palestine (Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)
- World Bank open data
Compiled and reviewed by SoloSquare. How we compile and score this. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.