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Breathless in Gaza: Health crisis deepens as families burn plastic for fuel

Doctors in Gaza are warning of a surge in respiratory illnesses as families – cut off from basic supplies – burn plastic and cardboard to cook and keep warm. They say the outbreak will worsen unless life-saving medicines, fuel and food are allowed into the devastated territory.

Source: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/09/1165999

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