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At Least 66 Children Dead of Malnutrition in Gaza as Israel Tightens Siege
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, JUN 27 – UNICEF reports 112 children admitted daily for malnutrition treatment in Gaza amid severe shortages caused by an ongoing blockade and military offensive.
- Since March 2, Israel's blockade has closed Gaza's crossings, preventing aid, food, water, and medical supplies, leaving mothers malnourished and children dying from starvation.
- WHO reports 112 children are admitted daily for malnutrition, with over 16,700 treated since January, amid rising cases due to aid blockades.
- International groups urge the UN to open crossings immediately to deliver aid, as Gaza's siege causes more child deaths from malnutrition.
- Doctors Against Genocide warn that Israel's siege and starvation policies will cause irreversible, long-term harm to Palestinian children, including physical and cognitive impairments, affecting future generations.
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The occupation enjoys killing them, he said in statements published by the Shehab news agency. Al-Barsh warned that the most vulnerable groups, especially children, are the main victims of the ongoing aggression, which began in October 2023. These figures reflect the depth of the humanitarian crisis facing Gaza’s residents because the army is deliberately preventing food and medicine from entering, he said. The official cited reports from the Wo…
At least 66 Palestinian children die of malnutrition in Gaza under Israeli blockade
At least 66 Palestinian children have died from acute malnutrition in the Gaza Strip since Israel launched its war and blockade on October 7, 2023, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office. The deaths were attributed to Israel’s ongoing closure of border crossings and obstruction of baby formula and nutritional supplements meant for vulnerable groups—particularly infants and the ill, Quds News Network reported. “This conduct constitutes a war…
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