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Jerry Fisayo-Bambi

UN finds child malnutrition rates have doubled in Gaza since March

The UN reported Tuesday that the rate of malnutrition among children in the Gaza Strip has doubled since Israel severely restricted food entry in March.

According to the UNRWA, the main UN agency caring for Palestinians in Gaza, some 10.2% of nearly 16,000 children under age 5 who were screened at UN clinics in June were found to be acutely malnourished.

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