ISRAELI OCCUPIED GAZA, 23 May. - (ANA) - Dire conditions in Gaza marked by continuing violence, rodent infestations and the spread of infectious disease are being made worse by blockages of essential medical supplies, UN agencies warned on Friday.

 

Recently returned from a visit to the devastated enclave, Dr. Renee Van de Weerdt, the World Health Organization (WHO)'s representative in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, told reporters in Geneva, "Nothing prepares you for Gaza."

 

"I thought going in the second time would make things easier. But it just doesn't," she said.

 

Dr. Van de Weerdt underscored that since the October 2025 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, at least 880 people have been killed in the Strip and more than 2,600 injured.   - (ANA) -

 

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