The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that infectious diseases in Gaza are “spiralling out of control”, with only 13 of the territory’s 36 hospitals even partially functioning.
“Whether meningitis ... diarrhoea, respiratory illnesses, we’re talking about a mammoth amount of work,” Hanan Balkhy, regional director for the UN health body, told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday it has brought in about 560 tonnes of food per day on average into Gaza since the ceasefire began.
A WFP spokesperson sa
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