Displaced Gazans forced to live near 'garbage, sewage' due to Israeli bombings

Palestinians living in displacement camps in Gaza are struggling to survive amidst deplorable conditions, with many spending sleepless nights due to infested tents, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday.

62-year-old Abu Shadi Afana shared the unbearable experience of living in tents full of insects while talking to AP.

"Small insects stick to my skin when I try to sleep. It feels like they are eating my face," he told to AP.

“There is no one to provide us with a tent, food, or drink, and on top of all this, we live in garbage,” Afana added.

Anwar al-Hurkali, a resident of a tent camp in Deir el-Balah, shared similar concerns, saying he "can't sleep at night due to fear of scorpions and rodents".

The displaced man said that his children are not allowed to leave their tent located near the pile of garbage.

"They’ll get sick from pollution and mosquitoes," he said.

The crisis has worsened since Israel's takeover of Gaza's two main landfills, east of Khan Younis and Gaza City, for the creation of a so-called buffer zone, leaving rubbish to pile up across the war-torn territory.

Palestinians in these displacement camps are pleading for relief from the dire conditions.

Israel has been bombing Gaza since October 7 last year, resulting in the deaths of at least 37,626 people and injuring 86,098 others.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to worsen, with families being forced to drink dirty seawater for their daily needs, according to UNRWA.

UNRWA's Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said that almost 10 children are losing one or both legs in Gaza every day.

The World Health Organisation has reported that thousands of Palestinian children in Gaza have been diagnosed with malnutrition.

The international community has condemned Israel's actions in Gaza, with many calling for an end to the violence.

On the other hand, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a permanent end to the military assault on the coastal enclave.

“It (ceasefire) doesn’t mean that the war is about to end, but the war in its intense phase is about to end in Rafah,” he said while talking to a local news channel.