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Lajee Celtic, a grassroots sports club based in the Aida refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, has marked ten years since it grew from a football project into an international solidarity movement. Its rise was sealed when Celtic fans turned a 2016 Champions League match into a sea of Palestine flags, prompting a UEFA fine that was matched by a campaign to fund a football academy in the camp.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 200 people, including 17 health workers, with over 70 medical staff infected. The World Health Organization warns the epidemic is spreading rapidly and poses a grave risk to weakened health systems and refugee camps. Funding shortfalls and poor sanitation are exacerbating the crisis.
United Nations agencies warn of a new public health crisis in Gaza as skin infections triple in recent months, driven by summer heat and poor sanitation in crowded refugee camps. The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) reports that cases of scabies, chickenpox, and other infections are surging, especially among children. Health workers say treatment is severely hampered by the Israeli blockade, which restricts imports of essential medical supplies and insecticides.
