Gaza is facing a waste crisis

The UN warned that Gaza's solid waste crisis is posing an immediate public health threat, as temporary dump sites remain located near areas where displaced people are living.

UN Sanitation partners have moved about 100,000 cubic meters of waste in three months from Gaza's Firas Market to a newly identified dump site in Abu Jarad.

However, the UN said the new site cannot be fully developed or effectively used until geotextiles, specialized fabrics needed for landfill work, are brought into Gaza.

Those materials were only recently approved and are now in procurement. Aid workers also need to secure access to landfills near Gaza's eastern perimeter, as well as approval to bring in equipment and supplies to clear explosive ordnance and remove waste and rubble.

Delays are hampering efforts to improve sanitation conditions.

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