Enfermedades y muerte: ola expansiva del castigo colectivo contra Gaza

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Unos cuantos días después de que el gobierno de Sudáfrica presentó una acusación contra Israel por genocidio ante la Corte de Justicia Internacional de La Haya, y de que se cumplieron cien días de la continua ofensiva militar israelí, la cifra de víctimas civiles rebasó las 24 mil muertes y los heridos más de 60,000. Tres cuartas partes de estas cifras corresponden a niños y mujeres. Sin embargo, a pesar de que el número de víctimas mortales sigue creciendo a un ritmo promedio de 125 por día,1  la mayor amenaza no proviene de las bombas, sino del hambre y de las enfermedades.

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2024-03-07

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