UNRWA: 1 in 3 children under 2 acutely malnourished in northern Gaza
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has warned that one-third of children under two years old in northern Gaza are acutely malnourished as famine looms amid Israel’s complete blockade of the coastal territory.
“1 in 3 children under 2 years of age are now acutely malnourished in northern Gaza,” UNRWA said in a post on X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter.
Adding that “children’s malnutrition is spreading fast and reaching unprecedented levels in Gaza," the agency cautioned, “Famine is looming. There is no time to waste.”
In another X post on Sunday, the UN agency once again stressed that the Palestinian people in Gaza are on the verge of famine, calling for "safe, unimpeded & sustained access throughout the #GazaStrip" to get aid to those in need.
People in #Gaza are on the verge of famine.@UNRWA needs to be able to reach as many people as possible with critical aid. Delivery via land remains the most efficient & safest way.
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) March 17, 2024
Safe, unimpeded & sustained access throughout the #GazaStrip is a matter of life & death. pic.twitter.com/IKFgxIXGZl
According to UNRWA, at least 23 children are reported to have died from malnutrition and dehydration in northern Gaza.
The UN agency’s warning came more than five months into the Israeli regime's brutal war of genocide on Gaza, which has left much of the territory in ruins and displaced most of its 2.3 million population.
Israel launched its military aggression against Gaza on October 7, 2023 after the territory's resistance movements launched Operation al-Aqsa Storm against the occupying entity in response to the regime's decades-long campaign of bloodletting and devastation against Palestinians.
Since the start of its genocide, the Tel Aviv regime has killed at least 31,645 Palestinians and injured 73,676 others.
Israel has also imposed a complete siege on Gaza, cutting off fuel, electricity, food, medicine and water to more than two million Palestinians living there.
The UN has said time and again that its efforts to provide relief aid to the people of Gaza are faced with overwhelming obstacles created by Israel, including crossing closures, exhausting searches, and restrictions on movement of aid convoys.
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