'Rats are eating our food': Palestinians describe harrowing conditions in Gaza camp

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Palestinians in the al-Mawasi refugee camp in Khan Younis, Gaza, are enduring harrowing conditions including rat infestations, poor sanitation, and widespread disease. Displaced residents report rats consuming their food supplies, children suffering from flea bites, and teachers observing skin rashes among children due to unhygienic living conditions.

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Palestinians living in the al-Mawasi refugee camp in southern Gaza have described harrowing scenes of rat-infested tents, poor sanitation and the spread of diseases. They made the comments while waiting to be supported at a Medical Aid for Palestinians' supported primary healthcare centre in Khan Younis.

'Rats are eating our food': Palestinians describe harrowing conditions in Gaza camp

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