PNN – The United Nations warned that the intensification of the heat wave and the continued attacks of the Zionist occupation regime will lead to the spread of infectious diseases in the Gaza Strip.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, citing the Palestine Information Center, at the same time as the heat wave intensified and the attacks of the Zionist occupation regime continued, the United Nations and relief organizations warned about the widespread spread of infectious diseases in the Gaza Strip. The Relief and Employment Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) has announced that the organization’s medical centers receive an average of 10,300 patients every week with infectious diseases, mainly diarrhea caused by drinking contaminated water.
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According to data from relief organizations, the daily share of water per person in Gaza is less than three liters; A figure much lower than the minimum international standard of 15 liters, which is necessary for drinking, cooking and hygiene. The occupation regime’s restrictions on the import of fuel and electricity have stopped or severely reduced the capacity of water treatment plants and, along with the destruction of infrastructure and main pipes, have minimized people’s access to clean water.
Munzer Shablag, the head of the water organization of Sahel municipalities in Gaza, emphasized that the production of drinking water has decreased drastically compared to before the war, and the priority of delivering water to hospitals sometimes comes at the cost of stopping sewage systems. An issue that increases the risk of pollution and accumulation of waste in neighborhoods.