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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Malak A Tantesh in Gaza and William Christou in Jerusalem

Severe malnutrition in under-5s has tripled at Gaza City clinic, charity reports

A mother holds a malnourished child
Muhammed Zakariya Ayyub al-Matouk, 18 months, is one of thousands of children suffering from hunger and malnutrition in Gaza. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Rates of severe malnutrition among children aged under five at Médecins Sans Frontières’ Gaza City clinic have tripled in the last two weeks, the charity has said, as starvation in the Israeli-besieged strip worsens.

The global aid community has sounded the alarm as Gaza descends deeper into mass starvation, with resulting deaths being reported daily as Israel allows only a trickle of aid into the territory.

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