Health crisis looming as Gaza heads towards rainy season, warns WHO

Water quality in embattled Palestinian enclave already poor; flooding will exacerbate disease, threat to health, says UN agency.Published On 1 Sep 20261 Sep 2026The approach of winter and cold rains are set to worsen a public health crisis that already has a firm grip in the embattled Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.Recent water testing has shown there is a clear deterioration in the quality of water in the Palestinian enclave and diarrhea cases have surged, the United Nations health agency said on Tuesday, noting that the approach of winter threatens to exasperate the situation.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israeli strike kills 3-year-old child in Gazalist 2 of 3Damaged Gaza ambulance becomes ‘dream bus’ for childrenlist 3 of 3Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least five, including childrenend of listMuch of Gaza has been destroyed during Israel’s genocidal war, and it remains under blockade, leaving much of its population without sufficient shelter and exposed to a lack of functioning infrastructure.“Whilst we fail to provide people with the minimum quantities of water, water quality and water contamination remains a major issue,” said Rei...