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Burn-like rashes and hunger: Gaza’s children face skin disease crisis

Al Jazeera · · 885 words · By Mariem Bah; Maram Humaid
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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Overcrowded camps in Gaza see a surge in skin diseases.”
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Multiple independent sources, including CNN and other web reports, confirm an alarming rise in skin infections and diseases in Gaza's overcrowded camps.
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago ... It's hard to believe that conditions on the ground in Gaza could get any more miserable. But the UN says that the number of skin infections has ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYgu7PqlW1Z/
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 5, 2024 ... Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have recently witnessed an alarming outbreak of diseases among the population, mostly children, as a result of the extremely ...
https://www.dci-palestine.org/_covered_in_blisters_chickenpo…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 5, 2026 ... Skin Diseases Surge in Gaza Camps as Scorching Heat Makes It Worse. Displaced families in Gaza's overcrowded tent camps are battling a ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DX_Lk5ToFF3/
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“Israel places severe restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza despite an October ceasefire that was supposed to see the amount of aid entering the Palestinian enclave ramp up.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Israel has restricted aid. Specifically, reports mention a ceasefire agreement in October 2025 and continued blocking of lifesaving aid in early 2026, while Wikipedia notes the UN found 83% of aid was blocked in the prior year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza peace plan, officially the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, is a multilateral agreement between Israel and Hamas that aims to address the ongoing Gaza war and broader Middle Easte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_peace_plan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. It encompasses mass killings, deliberat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide
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“According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, more than 17,000 ectoparasitic infections – caused by parasites living on or under a human’s skin – were recorded in 2026 alone.”
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Two independent web search results explicitly state that the World Health Organization (WHO) reported more than 17,000 infections among displaced people in the Gaza Strip in 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A significant number of attacks on healthcare facilities occurred during the Gaza war and genocide. During the first week of the war, there were 94 attacks on health care facilities in Israel and Gaza…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_on_health_facilities_d…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza Health Ministry (GHM), officially the Palestinian Ministry of Health – Gaza, is responsible for managing healthcare and medical services in the Gaza Strip. The health ministry's casualty repo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Health_Ministry
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many health workers have been killed during attacks on medical facilities and medical transport in the Gaza war. During the war, Israeli forces killed 1,722 healthcare workers in Gaza, approximately 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_health_workers_in_t…
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“In April, MAP screened 7,017 people across six primary healthcare centres in Gaza. Of the 1,325 people diagnosed with skin diseases, more than 62 percent were children.”
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While the existence of Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is verified by Wikipedia, the specific statistics regarding the April screening (7,017 people, 1,325 diagnosed, 62% children) are not corroborated by any other independent source in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — International aid has been provided to Palestinians since at least the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The Palestinians view the aid as keeping the Israeli–Palestinian peace process going, while Israelis and o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_aid_to_Palestini…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is a British charity that offers medical services in the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon, and advocates for Palestinians' rights to health and dignity. It is in special …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_Aid_for_Palestinians
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2024, including the events of the Gaza war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Israeli–Palest…
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“Among them were 168 children under the age of two, 259 aged three to five, and 245 six to 12 years old.”
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The specific breakdown of children's ages (168 under two, 259 aged 3-5, 245 aged 6-12) is not found in any of the provided corroborating evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Legislative Assembly elections were held in West Bengal to elect all 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in two phases on 23 and 29 April 2026, with the votes counted and results for 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_West_Bengal_Legislative_A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Present-day climate change includes both global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its wider effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also inclu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — All 193 member states and 2 General Assembly non-member observer states of the United Nations, in addition to several de facto states, represent themselves with national flags. National flags generall…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_flags_of_sove…
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“At MAP’s Solidarity Polyclinic in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, scabies made up nearly a third of all infectious disease cases recorded in April.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general medical definitions of scabies from Wikipedia and WebMD, but does not corroborate the specific statistic regarding the Solidarity Polyclinic in Deir el-Balah.
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web search NEUTRAL — The mites in crusted scabies are not more virulent than in noncrusted scabies but are much more numerous, sometimes up to two million. People with crusted scabies exhibit scaly rashes, slight itching,…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scabies
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 15, 2024 · Scabies is an itchy rash due to mites that live under your skin. Topical or oral prescription medications treat it. It spreads through direct contact.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/4567-scabies
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 22, 2022 · See scabies skin rashes, symptoms (night itching), treatments, and home care in this WebMD slideshow. Pictures show the itch mite, how it spreads, who gets scabies, and how to get rid o…
https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/ss/slides…
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“The clinic has treated more than 77,000 people in its first year”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic map service results (Google Maps, Apple Maps) and does not provide any information regarding the patient count at the Solidarity Polyclinic.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.
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web search NEUTRAL — United States Map State Maps Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massac…
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web search NEUTRAL — Find local businesses, get place recommendations, view maps and get driving directions on Apple Maps.
https://maps.apple.com/
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“Permethrin, one of the main treatments for scabies, is no longer available”
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The evidence confirms that Permethrin is a main treatment for scabies (Wikipedia), but there is no independent corroboration in the provided evidence that it is currently unavailable in Gaza.
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web search NEUTRAL — Permethrin is a medication and an insecticide. [5][6] As a medication, it is used to treat scabies and lice. [7] It is applied to the skin as a cream or lotion. [5] As an insecticide, it can be spraye…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permethrin
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web search NEUTRAL — Permethrin is used in a number of ways to control insects. Products containing permethrin may be used in public health mosquito control programs. They may be used on food and feed crops, on ornamental…
http://www.npic.orst.edu/factsheets/PermGen.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 13, 2026 · Permethrin spray is an insecticide used to kill and repel ticks, mosquitoes, chiggers, mites, and other biting insects. Unlike bug sprays you apply to your skin, permethrin is designed …
https://scienceinsights.org/what-is-permethrin-spray-used-fo…
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