US Edition4 Things to Know About ‘Mass Starvation’ in Gaza
GAZA, JUL 25 – The United Nations and aid groups report that 100,000 women and children in Gaza suffer severe acute malnutrition amid halted aid and ongoing conflict.
- Earlier this week, aid and human rights groups warned that Gaza faces `mass starvation`, highlighting the severe risk in the Palestinian enclave.
- Since March, Gaza’s food stocks have been dwindling under an Israeli blockade, and recent attacks have confined civilians while stopping aid deliveries.
- Gaza health ministry reports 113 starvation deaths, as 16% of children in Gaza City suffer acute malnutrition.
- Commissioner-General Lazzarini said `walking corpses`, adding that most fatalities were children.
- Facing dire shortfalls, Salim Oweis, UNICEF spokesperson, reported RUTF supplies will be depleted by mid-August, risking a surge in child malnutrition.
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