The Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that two soldiers were killed out of 30 who were infected with a toxic fungus during the war on the Gaza Strip. At the end of last year, Israeli media revealed for the first time that an Israeli soldier had been killed as a result of a fungal infection.
In mid-December, the Gaza Municipality warned of the danger of areas north of the city being flooded with sewage, as the pumps stopped working due to the running out of fuel, which would cause major environmental and health disasters.