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

‘She could die any moment’: family of girl, eight, plead for urgent evacuation from Gaza

Jana hooked up to a breathing machine in hospital
Jana Ayyad is suffering from severe malnutrition and acidosis. Photograph: Ayyad family

In recent photos, Jana Ayyad is curled up in a ball, her face covered with her hands. Sometimes, the emaciated eight-year-old sobs, crying out for her father, who has been marooned outside Gaza since the war started 23 months ago.

Jana is on the brink of death. Her only hope is a medical evacuation from Gaza so that she can receive treatment abroad.

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