In the offensive of the Netanyahu regime and the blockade of the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave Add another problem. The authorities of the Gaza Strip, which are controlled by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), just Announce an unprecedented medical situation “.
Between June and July they have registered 45 cases of acute facial paralysis. As announced by the Gazatí government on its Telegram channel, “Due to the lack of diagnostic capabilities, these cases could be polyomyelitis or Guillain-Barré syndrome“
The lack of means and time prevents a correct diagnosis
“This increase is due to the catastrophic sanitary and environmental conditions to which the population of the Gaza Strip is facedincluding water pollution, collapse of waste systems, garbage accumulation and the spread of infectious diseases, in addition to malnutrition and weak immunity, “he explained.
Acute flaccid paralysis, characterized by a loss of muscle tone that reduces or prevents movement, is the most common symptom of Polyomyelitis –polio-. For its part, the Guillain-Barré syndrome It is a disease infrequent in which the patient’s immune system attacks the peripheral nerves.
Given this situation, the Government of the Strip claims to the international community and the world agencies that “intervene immediately to stop Israeli aggression, save the collapsed health system and improve living conditions“, a day after raising more than one hundred dead by hunger in Gaza, including 80 children.
The offensive against Gaza, launched in response to the attacks of October 7, 2023 -who left some some 1,200 dead and about 250 kidnappedaccording to the Israeli government-, has left to date more than 59,100 dead Palestiniansas denounced by the authorities of the Palestinian enclave, although it is feared that the figure will be higher.
