Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise [View all]
Source: Washington Post
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"After four months of a near-total Israeli siege, Gaza’s few remaining hospitals now have wards for the growing number of malnourished children whose tiny bodies are just the width of their bones...
... For months, aid agencies had warned of the coming crisis, as Israel halted the flow of aid to the Gaza Strip before attempting to replace U.N. relief efforts with distribution points inside military zones. It was a move Israeli officials said was aimed at pressuring Hamas, whose fighters attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and continue to hold about 50 hostages who were abducted that day, about 20 of whom are still believed to be alive...
... In a briefing with reporters on Wednesday, an Israeli military official said there was a “lack of food security inside Gaza,” but blamed a failure to distribute aid on the U.N...
...The U.N. says Israeli authorities are the “sole decision-makers” on who, and how much, aid enters Gaza, as well as the type of supplies that are allowed in...."
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