What is not clear from the article is whether any proper sewage disposal was left in place during the siege. I noticed that "Two Palestinian men were killed by gunfire in the church compound last month and another was later wounded". I wonder if any of them were perhaps attempting to relieve himself outside. I also wonder what any structure would look like, after dozens of people were confined there, for more than a month with amenities cut-off perceiving an imminent armed assault?
If they have modern plumbing, then when the Israelis cut off the water, they eliminated the ability to flush the toilets. This would have been intentional on the part of the IDF to make conditions inside so bad it would affect the terrorists morale.
Seems like some here are making an outrage out of a necessity. They seem to think all the Palis should walk out the front door and take a leak while dodging bullets from IDF snipers. I bet the Alamo or Khe Sang didnt smell any better at the end of the battle.