More adults and children in Gaza are at risk of contracting Hepatitis A.

This is due to massive displacement of people, overcrowded shelters, lack of clean water, soap, and other hygiene supplies.

Ten months on this brutal war by Israel, very heavy restrictions on humanitarian access, lack of adequate medical care and prevention measures, have created a shocking environment for diseases, including Hepatitis A to spread in the Gaza Strip, especially among children in overcrowded shelters.

Hepatitis A is an inflammation of the liver caused by a virus of the same name that is transmitted through ingestion of contaminated food and water, or through direct contact with an infectious person.

The accumulation of waste is posing a health hazard in Gaza.

Aljazeera.