Gaza's civil defence has experienced an outbreak of serious illnesses among its workers after the October 10 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas changed its focus from rescuing survivors of Israeli bombardment to recovering bodies trapped in rubble during two years of war.
Respiratory and digestive illnesses have spread widely among personnel involved in body recovery operations in recent weeks, said Mohammad Al Midna, the civil defence's director of public relations.
“At first, we thought these were ordinary winter illnesses.
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