A picture shows hanging laundry belonging to internally displaced Palestinians who have fled the northern Gaza Strip due to intense Israeli military bombardment, in the grounds of a public school where they shelter in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on November 16, 2023. Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is concerned about the spread of disease in Gaza after mass Israeli bombardments caused many to live in overcrowded shelters with insufficient food and access to clean water.
Richard Peeperkorn, WHO representative in the occupied Palestinian territories, said, “We are extremely concerned about the spread of the disease when the winter season arrives.”
He added that more than 70,000 acute respiratory infections and at least 44,000 cases of diarrhoea had been recorded.
