US EditionDead children, malnutrition and a lack of aid: Gaza's humanitarian crisis worsens
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, JUL 22 – Medical officials report 21 children died from malnutrition in Gaza within 72 hours amid ongoing blockade and conflict, with 70,000 more children at risk, according to health authorities.
- In Gaza the WHO cautioned the humanitarian situation continues to worsen rapidly, particularly for children facing acute malnutrition, on Monday.
- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees warned that malnutrition rates among children under five doubled between March and June, while WHO's oPt Emergency Situation Update shows 19,089 admissions for acute malnutrition between January and June.
- Palestinian Ministry of Health reported 15 additional hunger deaths in the past 24 hours, noting cumulative starvation-related fatalities reached 101 with 80 children.
- Aid workers, doctors, nurses and humanitarians are hungry, while hospitals lack sufficient beds and supplies to treat malnutrition patients, says UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini.
- With food scarcity accelerating, food has reached `new and astonishing levels of desperation` and medical infrastructure is collapsing under pressure, health professionals in Gaza warn of further deterioration.
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"Horror Show": Gaza Hospital Says 21 Children Dead From Starvation In 3 Days
The head of Gaza's largest hospital on Tuesday said 21 children have died due to malnutrition and starvation in the Palestinian territory in the past three days, while Israel pressed a devastating assault.
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The Norwegian Refugee Council told Reuters on Tuesday its aid stocks are completely depleted in Gaza, with some of its staff now starving, and the organisation accused Israel of paralysing its work.
Gaza, Gaza Strip.- The director of one of the most important hospitals in the Gaza Strip said this Tuesday that 21 children have died of malnutrition and hunger in the last three days. "Twenty children have died from malnutrition and hunger in different areas of the Gaza Strip," Mohamed Abu Salmiya, director of the Al Shifa hospital in Gaza City, said at a press conference. "These deaths were recorded in Al Shifa hospitals in Gaza City, the Al A…
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