GAZA CITY – The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is concerned about the spread of disease in Gaza, as displaced Palestinians struggle to survive amid Israel’s relentless bombardment of the besieged enclave, the BBC reported.
The WHO’s representative for the West Bank and Gaza, Dr. Richard Peeperkorn, said displaced people are “scavenging for sheets, for wood, for everything.”
“We are really scared for the spread of infectious diseases, water borne diseases,” he says, and describes the water situation as “incredibly critical everywhere”.
Al-Nasser hospital in Khan Younis is harboring thousands of patients, he says, even though it has a capacity of only 350.
“The trauma ward was a war zone when we visited,” he says. “Many trauma patients on the floor, screaming scared family members.”
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