September 9,
2024
Polio. Chickenpox.
Hepatitis. The threat of epidemics is looming large in Gaza, thanks to Israel’s
deliberate destruction of the Strip’s healthcare and sanitation infrastructure.
Left without clean water, sewage, waste disposal, and adequate shelter, the
health of Palestinians in Gaza is rapidly declining. Children and the elderly
are among the most vulnerable, and time is running out. The Real News reports
from the ground in Gaza, speaking directly with sanitation experts and local
mothers about the conditions Israel has created through its total war on the
Palestinian people.
