SATISH SHARMA - not just Rotigraphy.: the destruction caused by Israel’s war has generated 50,000 tons of asbestos, and around 100,000 tons of explosives and unexploded ordnance.

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REPORT | Gaza’s rubble now exceeds 60 million tons, including 4 million tons of hazardous waste, according to official Palestinian figures presented this week by the Environmental Quality Authority during an emergency government meeting on the Gaza Strip, Al Araby reported. The authority reported that the destruction caused by Israel’s war has generated 50,000 tons of asbestos, and around 100,000 tons of explosives and unexploded ordnance. It warned that this massive volume of waste poses severe long-term environmental and public health risks. Officials also said the assault has destroyed 80 percent of Gaza’s water and sanitation systems, contaminated the coastal aquifer, and wiped out more than 2,000 industrial facilities. At least 700,000 tons of solid waste have accumulated in makeshift dumps after formal landfills and medical waste treatment sites were destroyed. Forced displacement from northern Gaza to central and southern areas has also spread contamination to new zones. As a result, large quantities of chemicals, oils, batteries, solar panel materials, and asbestos have leaked into the soil and surface water. Photo:

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8:11 AM · Dec 9, 2025