Alongside a surge in diseases caused by insects, rodents and contaminated water, report that Israel’s blockade results in dire shortages of medical supplies.
In Gaza, a pack of diapers that once cost around $3 can now cost more than $30, placing them far beyond the reach of most families.
Bacterial meningitis is spreading among children in Gaza, including those who are vaccinated. Officials say conditions in Gaza’s displacement camps, widespread malnutrition, and Israeli bans on the entry of medicines are increasing the deadly risk.
Destruction of Gaza’s health infrastructure, combined with restrictions on food, medical supplies including baby formula, has created an environment in which the fundamental biological processes of reproduction and survival have been systematically destroyed, resulting in known and foreseeable harm, pain, suffering, and death
Le Monde reports that Israel is creating a new generation of deaf children in Gaza