Global freshwater scarcity is imposing the demand for using non-conventional water resources for irrigation and non-irrigation purposes. Direct reuse of treated wastewater for agricultural irrigation is a widespread practice in arid and semi-arid regions, because of water shortage and scarcity. Water scarcity and the need for ecological sustainability have led to the introduction of treated wastewater as an additional water resource in the national water resources' management plans of Mediterranean countries. The use of wastewater for irrigation is an important tool for water resources' supplement. However, the reuse of effluent in irrigation can have negative impacts on crop quality and soil conditions, as well as on public health and the environment. Furthermore, inappropriate management of agricultural irrigation with treated wastewater can also pose problems for plant production and the physical and chemical properties of soils. This paper presents some approaches to understand the impacts of reusing treated wastewater. It also presents a critical analysis of the treated wastewater's reuse for irrigation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), while shedding light on the water status in the OPT. The paper investigates the wastewater treatment and reuse for agricultural irrigation, especially in the lack of control of Palestinians on their own freshwater resources in the OPT.

全球淡水稀缺迫使人们将非常规水资源用于灌溉和非灌溉目的。由于缺水和稀缺，在干旱和半干旱地区，将处理后的废水直接回用于农业灌溉是一种普遍的做法。缺水和生态可持续性的需求已导致在地中海国家的国家水资源管理计划中将经过处理的废水作为一种额外的水资源引入。利用废水灌溉是补充水资源的重要工具。但是，废水在灌溉中的再利用可能对作物质量和土壤状况以及公共卫生和环境产生负面影响。此外，对处理过的废水进行农业灌溉的不当管理还会给植物生产以及土壤的物理和化学性质带来问题。本文提出了一些方法来了解回用已处理废水的影响。它还提供了对经过处理的废水回用于巴勒斯坦被占领土（OPT）进行灌溉的批判性分析，同时阐明了OPT中的水状况。本文调查了农业灌溉中的废水处理和回用情况，特别是在巴勒斯坦被占领土上巴勒斯坦人对自己的淡水资源缺乏控制的情况下。它还提供了对经过处理的废水回用于巴勒斯坦被占领土（OPT）进行灌溉的批判性分析，同时阐明了OPT中的水状况。本文调查了农业灌溉中的废水处理和回用情况，特别是在巴勒斯坦被占领土上巴勒斯坦人对自己的淡水资源缺乏控制的情况下。它还提供了对经过处理的废水回用于巴勒斯坦被占领土（OPT）进行灌溉的批判性分析，同时阐明了OPT中的水状况。本文调查了农业灌溉中的废水处理和回用情况，特别是在巴勒斯坦被占领土上巴勒斯坦人对自己的淡水资源缺乏控制的情况下。