Palestinians face protracted health disaster as physical injuries, mental health issues and malnutrition are widespread in Gaza. major health groups have no firm plans to address it Children at a temporary shelter in Rafah, in southern Gaza Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/Alamy The situation in Gaza is rapidly devolving into the worst humanitarian crisis in modern memory. More than three-quarters of Gaza’s 2.2 million residents, half of whom are children, are internally displaced,