Gaza Rodent Infestation Drives 70,000 Infections Amid Plague Risk
A compounding public health catastrophe is unfolding across Gaza, where the systematic destruction of infrastructure over more than eighteen months of war has created conditions that health officials warn could produce a plague outbreak. Rodent infestations are spreading disease through a population already deprived of functioning hospitals, clean water, and access to medical evacuation — […]
Gaza Rodent Surge Drives 70,000 Infections and Plague Risk in 2026
A compounding public health emergency is unfolding across Gaza, where the physical destruction wrought by nearly two years of sustained military assault has created the ecological and sanitary conditions for mass disease. More than 70,000 infections have been recorded in the territory this year alone, according to reporting from Mondoweiss, while health officials warn that […]
Gaza’s Water Crisis: Aquifer Contamination, Desalination, and the Daily Search for Clean Water
Gaza’s water crisis: 97% of groundwater unfit to drink, a collapsing coastal aquifer, and desalination plants held hostage to electricity cuts.