Gaza municipality says it was forced to reduce basic services due to a lack of fuel and other resources inside the strip, according to Al Jazeera.

Local authorities called on international organisations to provide what is needed to mitigate the disastrous humanitarian situation and to limit the spread of diseases.

“The city is suffering a real, worsening, and dangerous disaster due to the displacement crisis and waste accumulation.”

With only a trickle of humanitarian aid allowed to enter Gaza and sweltering heat, Palestinians in Gaza are facing a disastrous public health crisis.

Malnourished families, already worn down by months of war, live in unsanitary conditions with no clean water and overflowing trash that facilitates the spread of diseases.

A Palestinian man, displaced by the Israeli offensive, bathes his son inside their shelter amid summer heat, in Gaza City on July 3, 2025. — Reuters
A Palestinian man, displaced by the Israeli offensive, bathes his son inside their shelter amid summer heat, in Gaza City on July 3, 2025. — Reuters

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