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Gazans flock to beaches despite pollution disaster

Many Gazans insist on enjoying what they can of the enclave's beaches despite water treatment plants left unable to operate dumping raw sewage into the sea.
Gaza beach

Thousands of families flocked to the shores of the Gaza Strip days after the fighting with Israel ended, completely disregarding that the beach is polluted with raw sewage and without adhering to preventive measures against COVID-19. Many Gazans seem to believe they have already tasted death and nothing will prevent them from enjoying life.

After Israel destroyed so much of Gaza's infrastructure, the Palestine Electric Company was left without fuel to operate and has been forced to dump untreated sewage into the sea

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