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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jem Bartholomew

First Thing: UN says 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in next 48 hours under Israeli aid blockade

A boy in Gaza is fed with a spoon
A boy in Gaza is fed with food from a community kitchen at the Muwasi camp for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis on 18 May. Photograph: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP

Good morning.

The UN’s humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, told the BBC this morning that 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in 48 hours if aid did not reach them in time [see footnote]. Five aid trucks entered Gaza on Monday but Fletcher described this as a “drop in the ocean” and totally inadequate for the population’s needs.

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