"Samah always keeps her children, three-year-old Mayaseen, and four-year-old Asaad, in sight, and spends most of her day cleaning in a desperate attempt to discourage the rats, but to no avail."
"Her father turned on a flashlight, and we saw the rat running inside the tent it was very large, like a rabbit. The parents realised the animal had attacked Mayaseen and bitten her hand, causing visible bleeding on her body."
"Samah adds that she believes the rats have become more aggressive because they have become used to eating human bodies under the rubble more than 72,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's genocidal war in Gaza."
"Every day, when evening comes, I feel terror because the rats spread in a horrifying way, she adds in a tired voice."
Palestinian families in Gaza, particularly in makeshift camps, are suffering from an invasion of aggressive rats. Samah al-Dabla lives in a tent with her children, constantly cleaning to deter the rodents. Recently, her daughter Mayaseen was bitten by a rat, causing injury and trauma. Local medical facilities are overwhelmed, and the child remains fearful. Samah believes the rats have become more aggressive due to the presence of human bodies under the rubble, exacerbating the already dire living conditions in Gaza.
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