GAZA, (PIC)
Gaza Municipality has renewed its warnings about the danger of the spread and expansion of skin diseases due to the increasing proliferation of insects resulting from the aggression and extermination war committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, as well as the accumulation of waste in the streets and the overflow of sewage into a rainwater collection pool in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood.
The municipality emphasized in a press statement on Thursday that the accumulation of more than 90,000 tons of waste in the streets and the destruction of the infrastructure in the city, along with the shutdown of sewage stations, has led to the leakage of wastewater into the streets, causing a significant increase in the spread of harmful mosquitoes.
It explained that the lack of necessary insecticides and high temperatures have led to an increase in the spread of insects, “resulting in an increase in skin diseases among children and adults, as well as sleep disturbances due to mosquito bites.”
The municipality called on local and international institutions and organizations, especially the Environmental Quality Authority, the World Health Organization, and all relevant entities, to help combat insects and limit their spread.
It mentioned that the aggression and extermination war carried out by the Israeli occupation army since October 7 last year has caused a major health and environmental disaster in Gaza City, as well as fuel depletion, resulting in a paralysis of the municipality’s work and a disruption of essential services, particularly waste collection, sewage, and water services.
The Israeli occupation army continues its aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7th, with American and European support, as its aircraft bombard the vicinity of hospitals, buildings, towers, and the homes of Palestinian civilians, destroying them over the heads of their inhabitants, while also preventing the entry of water, food, medicine, and fuel.
