Anonymous3 days ago
Rodent and pest infestations have overrun more than 80% of Gaza's displacement camps, generating 17,000 rodent-related infection cases and 70,000 skin infection cases in the first four months of 2026 alone. The crisis — driven by the near-total destruction of sanitation infrastructure, mountains of uncollected waste, and restrictions on pest-control imports — disproportionately threatens the approximately 680,000 children living in affected sites, with health officials warning of potential outbreaks of leptospirosis, plague, and other rodent-borne diseases as summer temperatures rise.