Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, July 21, 2026 (AFP) - 'All these rashes': chickenpox surges in Gaza camps

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2026-07-21

Eight-year-old Ruba Saadeh spends her days confined to the tent she shares with her family in Gaza, her body dotted with inflamed red blisters as chickenpox sweeps through overcrowded camps like the one they live in. Doctors and displaced families in Gaza say the highly contagious disease has surged in recent months as war has forced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into cramped tent camps with no clean water for hygiene. "The doctor told us......

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