UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said that the Israeli war of extermination on the Gaza Strip has caused a "terrible epidemic of injuries" among Palestinians, with no rehabilitation services.

Lazzarini added in a statement published on his page on the "X" platform, today, Tuesday, that a disability pandemic is sweeping the Gaza Strip after the war.

He pointed out that Gaza has the highest number of amputee children per capita in the world, with many of them losing their limbs and undergoing surgery without anesthesia.

He explained that before the war, one in five households surveyed had at least one person with a disability, and according to the World Health Organization, one in four people injured in the Gaza war needs rehabilitation services, including care after amputations and spinal cord injuries.