In an interview with QNA, Dr. Abed expressed fear that there could be outbreaks of more diseases and epidemics due to Gaza being a fertile environment in which all risk factors converge.

Gaza’s Health Ministry declared the Palestinian Territory a “polio epidemic zone” on 30 July, after samples of the virus were detected in wastewater, triggering fears of a resurgence of a disease eradicated from the region over 25 years ago.