India, Oct. 3 -- Nearly 42,000 people in Gaza are living with life-changing injuries from the ongoing conflict - including more than 10,000 children - as the health system collapses under relentless strain, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday.

"These life changing injuries account for one quarter of all reported injuries, of a total of over 167,300 people injured since October 2023," said Rik Peeperkorn, WHO Representative in the West Bank and Gaza.

Over 5,000 people have faced amputation and other severe injuries to arms, legs and the spinal cord.

Briefing journalists in New York by video link from Gaza, Dr. Peeperkorn detailed widespread trauma needs, adding that dozens of rehabilitation workers have been killed, w...