The Gaza Strip is witnessing the spread of a new highly contagious viral strain with deadly symptoms similar to coronavirus, spreading particularly among children amid famine, siege, and the collapse of the healthcare system.

Dr. Ahmed Al-Farra, head of the Pediatrics and Obstetrics Department at Nasser Medical Complex, confirmed that the virus is very close to a coronavirus variant and affects children more severely due to malnutrition and weakened immunity.

He explained that it also carries flu-like symptoms, noting that the absence of therapeutic nebulizers due to power outages worsens the situation, while children suffer from insomnia caused by constant fear from explosion sounds.

Al-Farra stated that the targeting of Nasser Complex was not the first and will not be the last, considering that the Israeli army deliberately kills when bombing the hospital and used the excuse of a camera to justify the attack.

He pointed out that the death toll from famine and malnutrition has reached 330 people, including 125 children, adding that the army, which describes itself as the most ethical, kills children by starvation.

The head of Pediatrics and Obstetrics at Nasser Medical Complex called on the international community to urgently act to stop what he described as ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip.