Gaza Municipality warns of environmental disaster amid ongoing war

A view of the area where people live in makeshift tents near trash, garbage piled up in the coastal area of Gaza City, Gaza on December 20, 2024. [Hassan Jedi – Anadolu Agency]

The Gaza City Municipality has warned of an imminent environmental disaster in the city as a result of water scarcity, sewage leakage and waste accumulation due to the ongoing Israeli aggression.

The municipality explained that the Israeli bombing of sewage stations led wastewater to flow into Sheikh Radwan Pond, which exacerbates the risk of environmental pollution.

According to the municipality, the Israeli aggression has destroyed more than 85 per cent of heavy engineering equipment and 50 per cent of sewage and waste treatment mechanisms.

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