‘Not eating for days’: Gaza’s worsening starvation crisis
Summary
Hunger in Gaza has reached a critical level, with increasing deaths among over two million Palestinians. Nearly 100,000 women and children need urgent help for malnutrition. Medical supplies are running out, worsening the situation.Key Facts
- Hunger in Gaza is causing more deaths among the population of over two million.
- Nearly 100,000 women and children urgently need treatment for malnutrition according to the World Food Programme.
- Almost one-third of people in Gaza are going without food for days.
- Medical workers report that they have run out of many important treatments and medicines.
- The World Health Organization notes a significant increase in malnutrition and disease in Gaza.
- Doctors Without Borders says malnutrition affects a quarter of young children and women who are pregnant or breastfeeding in its clinics.
- The organization accuses Israel of using starvation as a method of warfare.
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