Due to diseases and injuries...a study warns of recording 85,000 martyrs in Gaza within 6 months. The New York Times reported a study by epidemiologists that confirmed that escalation of the war on the Gaza Strip may lead to the death of about 85,.000 Palestinians within six months due to injuries and diseases.

The study found that even in the best case scenario, with an immediate and sustained ceasefire and no infectious disease outbreaks, another 6,500 Gazans could die over the next six months.