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Rodents invade Gaza displacement camps as crisis deepens
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Rodents are infesting tents and food storage areas across displacement camps in the Gaza Strip, contaminating drinking water supplies and heightening disease risks for displaced Palestinians, Eye on Palestine reported. The animal invasions compound catastrophic conditions already marked by severe food shortages and lack of clean water access.
The rodent infestations emerge as sanitation systems have collapsed under the strain of mass displacement throughout Gaza. Health officials warn that contaminated water supplies pose immediate threats to populations already weakened by food scarcity. Disease vectors spreading through camps add another layer of danger to an already dire humanitarian situation affecting hundreds of thousands of displaced residents.
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