Bacterial meningitis is spreading among children in Gaza, including those who are vaccinated. Officials say conditions in Gaza’s displacement camps, widespread malnutrition, and Israeli bans on the entry of medicines are increasing the deadly risk.

Children with meningitis receive treatment at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis amid warnings from health authorities of a worrying outbreak of the disease in displacement tents due to severe overcrowding and poor sanitation, January 30, 2026. (Photo: Tariq Mohammad/APA Images)Bacterial meningitis is spreading among children in Gaza, including those who are vaccinated. Officials say conditions in Gaza’s displacement camps, widespread malnutrition, and Israeli bans on the entry of medicines are increasing the deadly risk.

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