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1 Toilet per 850 People in Rafah, Gaza
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Visual by Visualizing Palestine
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Fact, figure, or termDescriptionSourceYear (data)Year (published)Doc TitlePageLinkLast Accessed (web pages)Notes
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Genocidal conditionsMany discussions of genocide focus on direct killing, which is just one of five acts of genocide defined in the Genocide Convention. This visual focuses on Article II (c), which defines "Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part" as an act of genocide. It looks at the conditions for displaced people in Gaza, which Israel has deliberately created by attacks on civilian infrastructure, denial of humanitarian aid and attacks on aid workers, attacks on the health system. This has led to widespread starvation and disease becoming tools of genocide.
Genocide Convention
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Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of
Genocide
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https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/atrocity-crimes/Doc.1_Convention%20on%20the%20Prevention%20and%20Punishment%20of%20the%20Crime%20of%20Genocide.pdf
April 30, 2024
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85% of Palestinians in Gaza displaced"The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has estimated that nearly 85% of Gaza's population — representing 1.9 million people — is internally displaced, including many who have been displaced multiple times, as families are forced to move repeatedly in search of safety."
U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
20242024
Over one hundred days into the war, Israel destroying Gaza’s food system and weaponizing food, say UN human rights experts
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https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/01/over-one-hundred-days-war-israel-destroying-gazas-food-system-and#:~:text=The%20U.N.,repeatedly%20in%20search%20of%20safety.
April 30, 2024
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Rafah has 1 toilet per 850 people"The global standards for humanitarian emergencies say there should be a maximum of 20 people using one toilet. In Rafah, there is approximately one toilet for every 850 people. For showers, it’s four times that number - one shower for every 3600 people. This is a hellish disregard for basic human needs and dignity."UNICEF20242024
Gaza's Children: Trapped in a cycle of suffering
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https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/gazas-children-trapped-cycle-suffering
April 30, 2024
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Humanitarian standard: 1 toilet per 20 people"The global standards for humanitarian emergencies say there should be a maximum of 20 people using one toilet. In Rafah, there is approximately one toilet for every 850 people. For showers, it’s four times that number - one shower for every 3600 people. This is a hellish disregard for basic human needs and dignity."UNICEF20242024
Gaza's Children: Trapped in a cycle of suffering
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https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/gazas-children-trapped-cycle-suffering
April 30, 2024
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345,768 cases of diarrhea recorded in Gaza As of April 2
World Health Organization
20242024
oPt Emergency Situation Update Issue 27
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https://www.emro.who.int/images/stories/Sitrep_-_issue_27.pdf?ua=1
April 30, 2024
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31% in children under 5The WHO reported that 105,635 of the 345,768 cases of diarrhea recorded in Gaza were in children under 5, equivalent to 30.5%
World Health Organization
20242024
oPt Emergency Situation Update Issue 27
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https://www.emro.who.int/images/stories/Sitrep_-_issue_27.pdf?ua=1
April 30, 2024
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OVERCROWDING
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5x more people in Rafah than before the genocidePrior to October 2023, Rafah was a town in south Gaza 250,000 residents. After the mass displacement of 85% of Gaza's population, the UN reported that there were 1.4 million people in Rafah in February 2024. In overcrowded conditions, diseases spread more easily, especially without adequate sanitation and hygiene and without access to medical treatment. Diarhhea is a symptom of multiple conditions, and infection can be spread through contaminated food or drinking-water, or from person-to-person as a result of lack of sanitation and hygiene.UN News20242024
Gazans ‘stalked by hunger, disease and death’, warns UN’s top aid official
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https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/02/1146347
April 30, 2024
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323% bed occupancy at hospitalsOnly 10 of 36 Gaza hospitals are still partially functioning as of April 2024. Their estimated average bed occupancy was 323%. Due to the number of people being treated for catastrophic injuries, people who are sick may not be able to access care.
World Health Organization
20242024
oPt Emergency Situation Update Issue 27
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https://www.emro.who.int/images/stories/Sitrep_-_issue_27.pdf?ua=1
April 30, 2024
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DEHYDRATION AND MALNUTRITION
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People in Rafah have access to less than 1 liter of water per person per day for drinking, cooking, and hygiene."81% of households lack safe and clean water, with
average household access at less than one litre per
person per day."
Global Nutrition Cluster
20242024
Nutrition Vulnerability and
Situation Analysis /Gaza
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https://www.nutritioncluster.net/sites/nutritioncluster.com/files/2024-02/GAZA-Nutrition-vulnerability-and-SitAn-v7.pdf
April 30, 2024
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1.1 million people facing famine"During the projection period (mid-March to mid-July 2024), in the most likely scenario and under the assumption of an escalation of the conflict including a ground offensive in Rafah, half of the population of the Gaza Strip (1.11 million people) is expected to face catastrophic conditions (IPC Phase 5), the most severe level in the IPC Acute Food Insecurity scale."
Gaza Strip : IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis 15 February - 15 July 2024 - Special Brief
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Gaza Strip : IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis 15 February - 15 July 2024 - Special Brief
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https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/gaza-strip-ipc-acute-food-insecurity-analysis-15-february-15-july-2024-special-brief#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20most%20likely,IPC%20Phase%205%20(Catastrophe).
April 30, 2024
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Diarrhea accelerates dehydration and malnutrition"The most severe threat posed by diarrhoea is dehydration. During a diarrhoeal episode, water and electrolytes (sodium, chloride, potassium and bicarbonate) are lost through liquid stools...Malnutrition: Children who die from diarrhoea often suffer from underlying malnutrition, which makes them more vulnerable to diarrhoea. Each diarrhoeal episode, in turn, makes their malnutrition even worse. Diarrhoea is a leading cause of malnutrition in children under 5 years old."
World Health Organization
-2024
World Health Organization
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https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/diarrhoeal-disease
April 30, 2024
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NO SANITATION AND HYGIENE
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1 toilet per 850 people, 1 shower per 3,600 people"The global standards for humanitarian emergencies say there should be a maximum of 20 people using one toilet. In Rafah, there is approximately one toilet for every 850 people. For showers, it’s four times that number - one shower for every 3600 people. This is a hellish disregard for basic human needs and dignity."UNICEF20242024
Gaza's Children: Trapped in a cycle of suffering
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https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/gazas-children-trapped-cycle-suffering
April 30, 2024
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“The international community warns us of a humanitarian disaster in Gaza and of severe epidemics. We must not shy away from this, as difficult as that may be. After all, severe epidemics in the south of the Gaza Strip will bring victory closer."Retired Major General Giora Eiland, the former head of Israel’s National Security Council in an op ed published by an Israei paper. Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich shared a photo of the op ed on Twitter/X with the statement "I agree with every word of Giora Eiland in this column.Bezalel Smotrich-2023--
https://twitter.com/bezalelsm/status/1726198721946480911?s=20
April 30, 2024
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Middle East Eye-2023
Former Israel general says 'severe epidemics' in Gaza would help Israel win the war
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https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/former-israel-general-says-severe-epidemics-gaza-would-help-israel-win
April 30, 2024
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