although infant mortality and under mortality rates have fallen substantially in recent decades they have plateaued since as a result of the worsening socioeconomic environment and stresses on the health care system however the palestinian family health survey indicated that immunization coverage was high at around percent during the war in gaza between december and january also known as operation cast lead israeli forces damaged primary health clinics ambulances and of gaza s hospitals despite the blockade the health facilities were repaired within a year of the conflicts end relative to other conflictridden zones in the region the number of physicians is favourable in palestine in there were physicians per population in the west bank and in gaza box between and million somalis have died since either as a direct result of armed clashes or because of famine caused or exacerbated by the conflict this is equivalent to percent of somalias population in the mid s millions have been injured and affected by disabilities sexual violence and disease