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Hostilities resumed on 1 December, following a humanitarian pause that lasted 7 days. Since then, there have been 1,827 fatalities and 7,046 injured.
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Syndromic disease surveillance has demonstrated increases in infectious diseases, including acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea, bloody diarrhoea, and acute jaundice syndrome. These are likely to continue worsening due to overcrowding of shelters for displaced people, destruction of water and sanitation systems, and decreased availability of health services.
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Only 14 of 36 (39%) hospitals in the Gaza strip are partially functioning (2 in north and 12 in south). Three hospitals (Kamal Adwan, Shifa Hospital, Al Awda) in northern Gaza Strip are functioning at minimal capacity.
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As a result, bed occupancy in functioning hospitals averages 262% and ICU bed occupancy of 227%.
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According to Israeli authorities, over 1200 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed, 9038 injured, 251 being held hostage of whom 114 have been released since the hostilities started.