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A growing child hunger crisis in the Gaza Strip is “engineered,” according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, who issued a stark warning Tuesday about the catastrophic levels of malnutrition affecting children in the besieged territory, Anadolu reports. “One in 10 children screened in UNRWA medical facilities is malnourished,” Lazzarini wrote on X. “Malnutrition among children in Gaza has increased amid severe shortages of nutrition supplies.” He said a 7-month-old baby named Salam died from malnutrition last week, a tragic emblem of the worsening crisis. “Before the war, malnutrition was rare in Gaza. Now it is engineered & man-made,” he added. The humanitarian chief also condemned the deadly consequences of the food distribution system. “More […]
