Danon Calls For UN Apology After New UNICEF Gaza Nutrition Data

Danon Calls For UN Apology After New UNICEF Gaza Nutrition Data

UNITED NATIONS (VINnews) – UN ambassador Danny Danon is demanding an explanation from the United Nations after new UNICEF-backed survey results showed far lower acute child malnutrition in Gaza than last year’s famine declaration suggested. A year ago, the IPC classified famine in Gaza City. UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher called the findings “irrefutable testimony.” […]

UNICEF Reports That Aid Has Lowered Malnutrition in Gaza

(Aug. 25, 2026 / JNS) A new nutrition survey led by the United Nations Children’s Fund shows relatively low levels of acute malnutrition among children in accessible areas of Gaza, which confirms Israel’s repeated rejection of claims that the Strip was experiencing widespread starvation, according to Ofir Akunis, Israeli consul general in New York.“The truth […]

New Gaza nutrition data from UNICEF shows ‘truth always prevails,’ Akunis says

A new nutrition survey led by the United Nations Children’s Fund shows relatively low levels of acute malnutrition among children in accessible areas of Gaza, which confirms Israel’s repeated rejection of claims that the Strip was experiencing widespread starvation, according to Ofir Akunis, Israeli consul general in New York.“The truth is always stronger than their lies,” Akunis told JNS in an interview in his office on Monday.Akunis recalled f…

UNICEF Warns of Gaza Children’s Nutrition Crisis

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned in a new survey of the impact of the war in Gaza on children and mothers, highlighting chronic malnutrition, poor diets and childhood illnesses among families in the territory.