Everything in Gaza destroyed systematically by Israel, says Khan Younis mayor

Mayor of Khan Younis, Alaa Al Din Al Batta, on Thursday said that everything in Gaza, including the vegetation, has been destroyed by Israel in a deliberate and systematic manner, Al Jazeera reported. 

"Access to landfills is difficult due to the destruction. More than 90% of the vegetation cover in the Gaza Strip has been destroyed," he said. 

"We are facing a real catastrophe that will result in the spread of diseases and epidemics," he added. 

On Tuesday, Bashar Murad, the director of health programmes at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, said that 80 percent of the water in the Gaza Strip is completely contaminated. 

On 3 November, the United Nations said more than 81 percent of all buildings in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed by Israel’s relentless bombardment.

Entire neighbourhoods across Gaza have been reduced to rubble, leaving families displaced and essential infrastructure obliterated.