A ban on the export of used batteries, and an inability to import the equipment needed to safely recycle them due to Israel's blockade, has hit businesses and left workers ill
The 2,000 square meter landfill in Khan Younis has piles of batteries on every corner, many of which are often collected and resold for recycling despite being extremely hazardous to both the environment and the people
At a landfill in southern Gaza, mounds of discarded batteries pile up, rusting cells that pose a growing health risk to Palestinians in the enclave.Batteries are an essential power source in Gaza, where public electricity supply is sparse and infrastructure has decayed since an Israeli blockade of the enclave began in 2007, the year Hamas Islamists seized control.
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: At a landfill in southern Gaza, mounds of discarded batteries pile up, rusting cells that pose a growing health risk to Palestinians in the enclave. Batteries are an essential power source in Gaza, where public electricity supply is sparse and infrastructure has decayed since an Israeli blockade of the enclave began in 2007, the year Hamas