The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported 17,000 cases of infections among displaced Palestinians in Gaza during the first three months of the year. The infections, spread by rats and bedbugs, have primarily affected those forced to live in unhygienic conditions after their homes were destroyed. The WHO released this information in a report published on Friday.

According to the same report, Israel’s ongoing military actions have caused an estimated 1.4 billion dollars in damage to Gaza’s health sector, with more than 1,800 hospitals and healthcare facilities either completely destroyed or partially damaged. Despite a ceasefire declared in October last year, Israeli forces have continued attacks, including recent strikes that killed at least five Palestinians, among them a child.

The Palestinian Health Ministry stated that in the past 24 hours, two people were killed and 11 injured in Israeli attacks. Since the start of the aggression more than two years ago, 72,587 people have been killed and 172,381 injured in Gaza.