Gaza’s main hospital is overwhelmed with children in pain from malnutrition

Children dying from malnutrition as food blockaded, Gaza aid worker says

Twenty children have died from malnutrition in Gaza in the last few days, Save the Children say.

Gaza’s main hospital overwhelmed with children in pain from malnutrition

War-torn Gaza struggles to feed its hungry population as aid trickles in, but falls short.

Holding her daughter's weak arm, Asmaa al-Arja puts a T-shirt over her protruding ribs and swollen belly. The girl lies in a hospital bed, gasping for air, and then cries inconsolably, hugging herself as if seeking comfort.

As Israel Widens Assault on Gaza, Children Are Bearing the Brunt

“It’s the worst it’s ever been,” says a surgeon who has been treating patients at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

Hardly any food, little medication: Israel's offensive drastically aggravates the situation in Gaza, warns Christof Johnen of the Red Cross. The children are particularly affected.

I am Israa from Gaza, more specifically the devastated city of Rafah. I am 31 years old, a mother of three young girls. I had a good life as a child, although I once lost a finger on my left hand. Although I am not old, I have witnessed four or five wars, but the current one is of course the most violent. The first...