The international charity Oxfam says 80 percent of water and sanitation networks in the Gaza Strip have been damaged or destroyed during Israel’s war on Gaza. The damaged networks, including all six key wastewater treatment plants, have accelerated the spread of water-borne disease as hundreds of thousands of people shelter in tent camps, Oxfam said.

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