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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Mark Townsend

Long-term effects of Gaza war could quadruple Palestinian death toll, warn UK doctors

A woman in a wheelchair and a man on a chair sit in front of a building reduced to rubble
A woman waits to receive treatment at al-Shifa hospital in June 2024. Photograph: Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP/Getty

British doctors who worked in Gaza during the war have issued dire predictions over the long-term health of Palestinian civillians, warning that large numbers will continue to die.

The prevalence of infectious disease and multiple health problems linked to malnutrition, alongside the destruction of hospitals and killing of medical experts, meant mortality rates among Palestinians in Gaza would remain high after the cessation of Israeli shelling.

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