Gaza crisis: 46,000 cases of infectious diseases, mostly children, reported weekly as water networks destroyed
Less than seven percent of pre-conflict water levels available to Rafah and North Gaza worsening a health catastrophe
More than 80 percent of water and sanitation infrastructure across the Gaza Strip has been partially or entirely destroyed.
Major repairs of networks urgently needed but Israel rejects supplies
Oxfam has warned that the deliberate destruction of water infrastructure in Gaza has heightened the spread of waterborne diseases to catastrophic levels. 46,000 cases of infectious diseases have been reported weekly, mostly impacting children.
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