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Pratiti Nath

Israel-Hamas War Caused Around 14% Jump in Acute Malnutrition in Gaza Children: WHO Report

A detailed WHO report has underlined how acute malnutrition has increased in Gaza children, especially in Northern Gaza which has been cut off from humanitarian aids, resulting in disease outbreaks as seen in the presence of infectious diseases in 70 percent of Palestinian children under five years of age. (Credit: AFP News)

The deteriorating Gaza crisis is taking a heavy toll on Palestinian children as acute malnutrition is increasing in the population, says a new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

According to a detailed analysis done by the Global Nutrition Cluster of WHO, malnutrition in Gaza children has seen a steep rise since the Israel-Hamas war started. Not just children, but pregnant and breastfeeding women are also suffering from malnutrition because of the humanitarian crisis.

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