Israel-Hamas war: UN warns of more Gaza child deaths

The population of the Gaza Strip is facing an increase in malnutrition among children, pregnant women and infants, putting the health of these population groups at risk, warned the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). ALSO READ: Minute by minute of the Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip The United Nations (UN) agency said that the child population of the Gaza Strip faces a high risk of famine due to conflict, diseases and the lack of food, wat…

UN: Child Deaths in Gaza Set to Surge If Israel’s War and Blockade Continue

Israel recently blocked a shipment of United Nations food aid, intended to feed over a million Gazans for a month.

Unicef je opozoril, da je na območju Gaze veliko število otrok v smrtni nevarnosti zaradi pomanjkanja hrane. Situacija je še posebej nevarna na severnem območju Gaze, ki ga je Izrael izoliral in je že več mesecev odrezano od pomoči.

UN warns of ‘explosion’ in Gaza child deaths amid combination of disease, hunger

The UN warns that acute malnutrition and the spread of diseases could spark an “explosion” in preventable child deaths in Gaza.

Alarming food shortages, galloping malnutrition and a rapid spread of disease could lead to an “explosion” in the number of deaths among children in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations (UN) warned on Monday, AFP reported.

Three United Nations agencies published a report on Monday, February 19, a report on the increasing risk of child deaths in the Gaza Strip. He denounces a situation “unprecedented in the world”.