WHO Says Disease, Illness May Be Growing Threat In Gaza Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict

CNN (12/4, Howard) reports, “As the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, there’s growing concern about how the situation may raise the risk of disease and illness in Gaza.” According to a warning from the World Health Organization, indirect health impacts of conflict “are mainly caused by the destruction of civilian infrastructure, which provides food, water, shelter and health care, as well as by forced displacement.” These impacts can include “cases of infectious gastrointestinal diseases such as cholera ... and contagious respiratory disorders such as measles, tuberculosis and Covid-19.”