As the coldest days of winter settle over the Gaza Strip, a new threat is sweeping through its displaced communities and shattered neighbourhoods: a fast-spreading influenza outbreak that health officials say is unprecedented in the Palestinian territory's history.
For a population already ravaged by two years of war, malnutrition and the near-total collapse of the healthcare system, the virus poses yet another challenge in the battle for survival.
Dr Ahed Samour, head of the family and childhood disease department at Gaza's Health Ministry, said the situation is not
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