US EditionRats infest Gaza’s tent camps, biting children and spreading disease
The World Health Organization said rodents and parasites have spread through Gaza’s displacement sites, with waste buildup and blocked pest-control supplies worsening the crisis.
- The World Health Organization reported around 17,000 rodent and ectoparasitic infection-related cases in Gaza so far this year, with UN assessments finding rodents visible in over 80% of displacement sites affecting 1.45 million people.
- Overcrowded tents and destroyed sewage systems have created ideal breeding grounds for pests; Majd Sukar, head of the Preventive Health Department for the Gaza Municipality, cited the Israeli blockade on rodenticides and aid as primary drivers of the crisis.
- Nahla Al-Majdob found bite marks on her daughter Aya's toe and stated, "I've woken up many nights to find rats around our mattresses." Families report rodents chewing through tents, clothes, and food supplies nightly.
- Sukar warned of "two wars: the war of bombs, and the war of rats," stating the Gaza Municipality lacks vehicles and capacity to remove waste effectively amid disease risks including leptospirosis.
- Dr. Mohamed Abu Selmia, head of Gaza's largest hospital, expects the infestation to worsen as summer approaches, while aid groups warn the unique environmental conditions continue facilitating spread of dangerous parasites and diseases.
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Between piles of garbage, litter and improvised tents, the routine of thousands of Palestinians displaced in Gaza began to include yet another threat beyond the war. In the midst of precarious conditions and the destruction of basic infrastructure, rats and parasites spread across the camps, attacking children during sleep, destroying belongings and contributing to the advancement of diseases, according to Reuters' report.
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Gaza’s Displacement Camps Face a New Threat as Rats Spread Fear and Disease
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Rats infest Gaza's tent camps, biting children and spreading disease
Rats and parasites are spreading through Gaza's tent camps for displaced Palestinians, biting children's fingers and toes as they sleep, gnawing through people's few remaining treasured possessions and spreading disease.
In the largely destroyed Gaza Strip hundreds of thousands of displaced persons live in temporary shelters. The sanitation system is bombed, parasites are constantly multiplying. Israel prohibits the import of aids such as urgently needed rat poison. Inhabitants report unacceptable conditions.
Rats infest Gaza’s tent camps, biting children and spreading disease
Rats and parasites are spreading through Gaza’s tent camps for displaced Palestinians, biting children’s fingers and toes as they sleep, gnawing through people’s few remaining treasured possessions, and spreading disease.
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