# 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]

## What this stands on

1. 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, News)
2. 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, News)
3. The reduction will affect 200,000 Palestinians who will stop receiving food assistance starting this month. (La República.pe, News)
4. 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.pe, News)
5. 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, News)
6. 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, News)
7. 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.pe, News)

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