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Rats and parasites are swiftly proliferating in the overcrowded tent camps housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza, prompting significant public health alarms. Families in Khan Younis and northern Gaza have reported incidents of children being bitten during sleep, while hospitals have issued warnings regarding a rise in rodent-related illnesses. The World Health Organization has documented approximately 17,000 cases of rodent and ectoparasitic infections in Gaza this year. Over 2 million individuals remain displaced, many residing close to accumulating waste and malfunctioning sewage systems. Aid organizations and health authorities caution that the deteriorating sanitation situation could lead to further disease outbreaks as summer approaches.
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00:00Rats are biting children as they sleep in Gaza's tent camps.
00:03Families who lost their homes are now facing another nightmare.
00:07Rodents are crawling through tents, piles of waste, and ruined buildings.
00:12Three-year-old children have been bitten on their fingers and toes.
00:15Parents are now sleeping in shifts, just to protect their families at night.
00:19For one young bride, the pain was deeply personal.
00:23Days before her wedding, Amani Abuselmi found rats had destroyed her wedding clothes.
00:29Her embroidered dress, her bags, and her memories were torn apart.
00:33She said her happiness turned into heartbreak.
00:36Doctors warn the crisis may get worse as summer approaches.
00:40Hospitals are already receiving patients hurt by rodents.
00:43Health workers fear diseases like rat bite fever and leptospirosis could spread.
00:48Aid groups say the cause is clear.
00:51Garbage is piling up.
00:53Clean water is scarce.
00:55Sewage systems are broken.
00:56And families are living in a collapsed environment.
01:00For Gaza's displaced people, survival no longer means only escaping bombs.
01:05It also means staying awake at night.
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