As temperatures soar, Palestinians displaced across Gaza face a suffocating public health disaster, with rotting waste, swarming insects, and crippled sanitation services compounding their misery. Municipal authorities, paralysed by fuel shortages, warn of catastrophic consequences as disease threats multiply.  

Doctors report rising cases of skin infections, respiratory illnesses, and severe diarrhoea, linked to contaminated water, uncollected rubbish, and relentless insect infestations. UN agencies fear inevitable disease outbreaks in overcrowded shelters, where families endure sweltering tents with no respite.  

Despite desperate appeals for fuel to restart garbage trucks and sewage pumps, no aid has materialised. "We’re not demanding the impossible," says Mohammed Al-Khatib, shielding his children from the stench. "Just let us live without this filth threatening our every breath."  

On Gaza’s beaches, where makeshift camps stretch endlessly, Asim Al-Kahlout despairs. "A drop of fuel could end this torment. But the world watches as we’re buried in our own waste."  

For Abu Yasser, an elderly refugee, the indignity cuts deepest. "Our tents are prisons of patience. But how long can we endure this silent slaughter?"  

With humanitarian access blocked and international aid failing Gaza yet again, what remains is a grim battle for survival, under siege, under the sun, and under the weight of an unrelenting crisis.