Scientists warn of the death of 100,000 people in Gaza as a result of epidemics and the humanitarian crisis. According to UNICEF, 90% of children under the age of five in the Gaza Strip suffer from one or more infectious diseases (French) Occupied Jerusalem - Epidemiologists have warned of severe famine and epidemics that will kill Gazans and thousands of wounded without treatment who may lose their lives after the Israeli war on the Gaza strip.
Israel has refused to bring food supplies into the northern Gaza Strip through the Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing.