Israel-Gaza
'If we sleep they bite': Rats and weasels infest camps for displaced Gazans
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In the Gaza Strip, devastated by war, residents are now battling with rats, urban weasels and other pests that are spreading diseases. Aid workers are calling for urgent steps to counter a public health crisis, citing frequent sightings of rodents in 80% of sites where displaced families are living. These pests can cause respiratory and skin diseases, blood infections and food poisoning through bites, scratches, urine, droppings and fleas