‘The rat gnawed at my toes’: Rodent infestation overruns Gaza’s displaced

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Displaced Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing a severe rodent infestation, with rats reportedly biting individuals like Inshirah Hajjaj. This situation is occurring in makeshift shelters in Gaza City, exacerbating the difficult living conditions for those displaced.

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Inshirah Hajjaj was trying to sleep in her tent in Gaza City, ignoring a mouse scuttling near her pillow, when a large rat began gnawing at her toes. The 63-year-old, who suffers from advanced diabetes that has left her with little sensation in her extremities, did not initially realise she had been bitten.

‘The rat gnawed at my toes’: Rodent infestation overruns Gaza’s displaced

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