Gaza faces health crisis after Israel bombs sewage station

The Gaza Municipality has issued a stark warning of an impending health and environmental disaster following an Israeli airstrike on a vital sewage pumping station in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood.

The bombing severely damaged the facility, causing untreated sewage to flood the streets and raising fears of widespread contamination and disease.

Municipal officials have expressed alarm over the growing threat to public health, blaming Israel’s relentless assault for pushing Gaza’s already fragile infrastructure to the brink of collapse.