11. Agriculture Minister Yaacov Tzur faulted Jerusalem Mayor and Likud Deputy Ehud Olmert for helping the protestors by supplying water to their makeshift tented camp.
12. The refugee agency is concerned that hundreds of thousands of people might die from disease and deprivation, particularly due to problems with supplying water.
13. UNHCR spokeswoman Christiane Berthiaume said Monday the biggest threat to refugees was disease because of the difficulty of supplying water.