WHO warns Gaza sanitation crisis risks deadly epidemics

The WHO warns that worsening water contamination in Gaza threatens to trigger epidemics as rainy season approaches.

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Reinhiulde Van De Weerdt stated that Israel does not allow the entry of laboratory and diagnostic supplies needed to identify circulating viruses and bacteria to prevent epidemics. ^[1] The World Health Organization reported on 2026-09-02 that water contamination levels for the population of Gaza have increased to 20% based on the analysis of more than 6,500 samples. ^[2] The reduction will affect 200,000 Palestinians who will stop receiving food assistance starting this month. ^[3] The World Food Programme announced on Tuesday that it will reduce food aid coverage in the West Bank by 50% due to a lack of funds. ^[4] Cases of acute diarrhea in Gaza have nearly doubled, rising from 27,000 in March to 48,000 in August, coinciding with increased water contamination. ^[5] Reinhiulde Van De Weerdt reported that for over two years, no prosthetic or rehabilitation equipment has been allowed into Gaza, despite a need for 6,600 people, including 4,600 amputees. ^[6] Shaun Hughes, director of the World Food Programme for Palestine, stated in Geneva that economic crises, settler violence, and Israeli military operations destroyed the population's livelihoods. ^[7]

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Reinhiulde Van De Weerdt stated that Israel does not allow the entry of laboratory and diagnostic supplies needed to identify circulating viruses and bacteria to prevent epidemics. · El Día

The World Health Organization reported on 2026-09-02 that water contamination levels for the population of Gaza have increased to 20% based on the analysis of more than 6,500 samples. · El Día

The reduction will affect 200,000 Palestinians who will stop receiving food assistance starting this month. · La República.pePeru

The World Food Programme announced on Tuesday that it will reduce food aid coverage in the West Bank by 50% due to a lack of funds. · La República.pePeru

Cases of acute diarrhea in Gaza have nearly doubled, rising from 27,000 in March to 48,000 in August, coinciding with increased water contamination. · El Día

Reinhiulde Van De Weerdt reported that for over two years, no prosthetic or rehabilitation equipment has been allowed into Gaza, despite a need for 6,600 people, including 4,600 amputees. · El Día

Shaun Hughes, director of the World Food Programme for Palestine, stated in Geneva that economic crises, settler violence, and Israeli military operations destroyed the population's livelihoods. · La República.pePeru

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