Eaten fingers and toes, fear of going to sleep, gnawing and rooting in garbage heaps: after all the war misery, Gaza is now also dealing with a plague of rats. According to the World Health Organization, tens of thousands of infections have already been reported this year. Aid provider Cordaid is also sounding the alarm: “We have never experienced this before.”
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Rats run through streets and tent camps in Gaza: people no longer dare to go to sleep at night
Bytaketonews
May 24, 2026