In a further illustration of the scale of the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the Israeli offensive on Gaza, the United Nations revealed a widespread outbreak of environmental diseases in areas where Palestinians are displaced.
Grave Health Risks
The UN Office for...
The Gaza Strip is witnessing a widespread outbreak of contagious skin diseases amid the ongoing war and deteriorating humanitarian conditions. Thousands of cases of illnesses such as chickenpox, scabies, rashes, and lice have been recorded.
Experts attribute this spread to...
In Gaza, suffering is no longer measured solely by the number of destroyed homes or overcrowded tents. It has extended to the simplest details of daily life: to water, to space, to that small area where one can find...
Displaced people in Gaza are complaining about the spread of insects and rodents inside their dilapidated tents, particularly rats, which threaten their limited food supplies and raise concerns about the spread of infections and skin diseases.
The Gaza Strip is...
In a scene reflecting the depth of environmental and health deterioration in the Gaza Strip, reports from Deir al-Balah, conveying a disturbing picture from inside displacement camps. The insect and rodent infestation crisis is worsening, causing widespread skin diseases...
Inside one of the overcrowded shelters in the Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younis, displaced woman Hala Qudaih stands examining her young daughter's body, which is covered in blisters and wounds. This scene encapsulates the suffering of displaced people...
As summer approaches, a serious environmental and health crisis is worsening in displacement camps in the Gaza Strip. The proliferation of rodents and insects poses a daily threat to the lives of thousands of families, already living in harsh...
Gaza City is facing one of its most serious humanitarian crises, after water supply has been cut off from more than 85% of its area for 15 days, after the Israeli occupation cut off the main water line, Mikroot,...
The suffering of patients in the Gaza Strip is no longer limited to the shortage of medications; it has extended to something far more serious and painful: the absence of essential laboratory tests that form the cornerstone of disease...
A report by Oxfam International has revealed that diseases caused by water pollution are widespread among the population of the Gaza Strip, and common problems include respiratory infections, polio, hepatitis, diarrhea and skin infections.
The United Nations has estimated that...
