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Disease spreading in Gaza, says WHO
17 November 2023 10:05 GMT
The World Health Organisation has expressed concerns about the spread of disease in Gaza after weeks of Israeli bombardments have forced the population into makeshift shelters with little food and clean water.
"We are extremely concerned about the spread of the disease when the winter season arrives," said Richard Peeperkorn, WHO representative in Palestine.
He said that over 70,000 cases of acute respiratory infections and over 44,000 cases of diarrhoea had been recorded in the besieged enclave.