US EditionUN Warns 14,000 Babies Could Die Within 48 Hours Under Israel Siege of Gaza
- On May 20, 2025, the UN humanitarian chief expressed grave concern that if humanitarian assistance does not reach Gaza promptly, thousands of infants there face life-threatening conditions over the next two days due to the ongoing Israeli blockade.
- The warning followed an 11-week Israeli blockade that caused a severe humanitarian disaster and only recently allowed limited aid into Gaza.
- Despite international pressure and the entry of five aid trucks carrying baby food, these supplies have yet to reach needy communities in Gaza.
- UN official Tom Fletcher called the five trucks a 'drop in the ocean' and urged the world to back efforts to send 100 trucks filled with nutrition into Gaza urgently.
- The situation implies escalating humanitarian risks, prompting joint statements from global leaders warning Israel to ease aid restrictions or face further concrete actions.
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UN Rectifies After Claiming that 14,000 Babies Would Die From Gaza Within 48 Hours if Humanitarian Aid Did Not Arrive
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has nuanced the statements of its senior official, Tom Fletcher, who stated in a BBC interview that 14,000 Gazan babies would die within 48 hours if the necessary humanitarian aid did not enter the Gaza Strip."There are five trucks parked across the border right now; they have not reached the communities they need to reach. This is baby food, baby nutrition. There are …
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