US EditionUN Reports Uptick in Preventable Diseases in Gaza Due to Israeli Blockade
- Preventable diseases are increasing in Gaza due to a lack of medicine and clean water, as reported by the United Nations humanitarian agency .
- OCHA noted over 19,000 cases of acute watery diarrhoea linked to unsanitary conditions in Gaza.
- Israeli airstrikes have killed over 20 people and injured around 70 in a recent strike in Deir el-Balah, according to OCHA.
- The humanitarian crisis is worsened by Israeli blockades and limited aid, which OCHA describes as a 'drop in the ocean' compared to needs.
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Lack of essentials in Gaza leads to increase in preventable diseases: UN
United Nations: UN humanitarians said that its partners delivering health aid in Gaza reported a spike in preventable diseases linked to a lack of clean water, sanitation and fuel. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that in the last two weeks, more than 19,000 cases of acute watery diarrhea were recorded, alongside more than 200 cases each of acute jaundice syndrome and bloody diarrhea, Xinhua news agency repo…
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Israeli Airstrikes Kill Over 20 in Gaza as Civilian Toll Mounts Amid Ongoing Siege - teleSUR English
At least 21 Palestinians were killed and dozens more injured in a series of intense Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, according to local medical sources and the Palestinian news agency WAFA. The attacks targeted densely populated residential areas, including Shuja’iyya, Jabalia al-Nazla, and Deir al-Balah, deepening the humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave. In Shuja’iyya, east of Gaza City, three people were kille…
Gaza (Al-Ittihad) – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned of a state of extreme thirst that threatens the people of the Gaza Strip with “death,” amid the collapse of water supply systems due to the bombing of infrastructure and the ban on the entry of fuel since last March. The UN agency said in a statement that “Palestinian families across Gaza are now threatened with death by thirst amid the colla…
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