Over two years of nearly incessant bombardment, Israeli forces have killed over 60,000 Palestinians , at least a third of whom are children . The human toll has been called genocide by human rights organizations around the world, and a United Nations commission , but a new report from an Israeli research center points to environmental devastation: Gaza’s soil is polluted after the destruction of wastewater treatment plants , sewage contamination is widespread, and particulate matter left by exploded bombs is increasing rates of respiratory illness .

According to a new report by the Arava Institute, an environmental research institute based in Israel, Gaza is covered with an estimated 61 million tons of rubble , much of which contains asbestos, unexploded munitions, and unbur

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