The flow of sewage in the streets and public places in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, doubles the suffering of residents and displaced people in light of the deteriorating health and public health conditions as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Strip since last October 7.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza said that the leakage of sewage and the accumulation of various wastes led to the spread of many diseases and epidemics as a result of the overflow of sewage, the accumulation of waste in the streets and between the tents of the displaced, and the spread of reptiles and insects, in light of the high temperatures, which threatens Occurring from a health disaster.
The Israeli occupation army destroyed 70% of the water wells that fed the city's Palestinian population, and 50% of the sewage pumps, causing a humanitarian crisis during the war on the Gaza Strip.