The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) warned on Friday of increasing health risks for residents of the Gaza Strip due to the spread of pests and insects, following more than two consecutive years of Israeli genocide crimes against the Strip’s population.
The UN agency said in a post on the “X” platform, monitored by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba): “For many families in Gaza, the spread of pests and insects has become another daily challenge, affecting living conditions and increasing health risks.”
It added: “Over the past month, UNDP, with support from the European Union through the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) and in partnership with the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Cluster, has continued a comprehensive pest control campaign in more than 1,700 sites to help protect the most vulnerable communities and safeguard public health.”
With American and European support, the Israeli enemy army has, for more than two consecutive years since October 7, 2023, committed genocide, siege, and starvation crimes in the Gaza Strip, resulting in the martyrdom of 73,018 Palestinian civilians, the majority of them children and women, and the injury of 173,273 others, as of Thursday, in a non-final tally, with thousands of victims still under the rubble and on the roads unreachable by ambulance and rescue crews.
The ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip came into effect on October 10 of last year, after a Zionist genocide war that lasted more than two consecutive years, but the Israeli enemy army continues to commit daily violations of the agreement and still prevents the entry of the majority of humanitarian aid into the Strip.
