Spread of rodents, infections leave Gaza’s population at high risk of disease, UN agency warns
UN agencies say 55 million tons of rubble and shortages of water and supplies are fueling rodent infestations and rising cases of scabies and chickenpox.
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Gaza’s Deepening Health Crisis Leaves Hospitals Overwhelmed
UNICEF and partners established the first Primary Health Care (PHC) Centre and Child-Friendly Space/Learning Space in Jabalia, North Gaza on 12 January, 2026. Credit: UNICEF/Rawan EleyanBy Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, May 8 2026 (IPS) Despite the implementation of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel last October, Israeli forces continue to launch airstrikes into the Occupied Palestinian Territory. This has resulted in extensive destruction of in…
Rodent infestation caused by Israel’s destruction of Gaza is now creating a public health catastrophe
More than 70,000 infections have been recorded in Gaza this year, as rats bite children as they sleep and skin diseases kill those prevented from receiving treatment abroad. Health officials say a plague outbreak is no longer a remote possibility.
Gaza Faces Public Health Collapse Amid Rat Infestation & Disease as Israel Blocks Reconstruction
Gaza is facing an “environmental and biological apocalypse” under Israeli bombardment and blockade, reports Palestinian aid worker Eyad Amawi of the Gaza Relief Committee. Israel’s destruction of infrastructure has become a “generator for disease,” with sewage contamination and rodent infestation now an everyday hazard for refugees living in tent camps. “[It’s] no longer just bombardment or physical destruction. It is the collapse of every essent
The Gaza Strip is experiencing an unprecedented health emergency due to the uncontrolled proliferation of rats and mice, a situation that puts more than two million people at imminent risk. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has reported that harmful wildlife is attacking children in refugee camps, exacerbating the suffering of a population already weakened by conflict and forced displacement. Health and mi…
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