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oPt: Humanitarian Situation Report | 3 July 2026
By UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs at ReliefWeb
· July 6, 2026
· 2 min read
. Highlights In just two weeks, over 9,000 cases of chickenpox were reported across 130 health facilities in Gaza, half of them in Khan Younis. Although only 85 per cent of the solid waste generated in Gaza is collected, combined with pest control, the overall health and environmental risks from unm
Key takeaway A shortage of sodium bicarbonate, due to chronic underfunding, at the Al Shifa Hospital is said to be severely affecting haemodialysis services, reducing treatment capacity for about 240 patients with end-stage kidney disease.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: July 6, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 2 min
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What is this story about? . Highlights In just two weeks, over 9,000 cases of chickenpox were reported across 130 health facilities in Gaza, half of them in Khan Younis. Although only 85 per cent of the solid waste generated in Gaza is collected, combined with pest control, the overall health and environmental risks from unm
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