Hamas calls for urgent repairs to Gaza’s sewage and drainage systems

Hamas political bureau chief Khalil al-Hayya has called for “urgent action” to fix Gaza’s sewers and improve rainwater drainage after heavy rains destroyed tens of thousands of tents. Al-Hayya called for “unhindered” access for aid groups and urged Israel to let more food and fuel into Gaza. Israeli restrictions on aid have hampered efforts to repair the Strip’s badly damaged infrastructure. “What Gaza is experiencing is no longer an emergency humanitarian crisis or a natural consequence of war, but a complex reality in which policies of starvation, systematic destruction, and the deliberate restriction of aid deliveries are intertwined,” al-Hayya said.