Gaza: Children dying of starvation as UN food trucks turned away, say aid organisations

Women in Gaza are “burying their newborns every day” as they have no way to feed them and are unable to access critical medical care amid supply shortages and a collapsed healthcare system, humanitarian organisations have said.“At least 15 children have already starved to death—and this is only the data from one hospital,” said Hiba Tibi, West Bank and Gaza country director for poverty charity Care.1 “In the north, one in six children under 2 is already so malnourished that they might not survive tomorrow.” Despite this, Tibi said “aid is still not getting in.” She continued, “The military blockade continues, impeding people’s ability to access food, cutting off humanitarian corridors that should serve as a lifeline for people in desperate need.”On 11 March the UN reported that the death toll from malnutrition and dehydration was believed to have risen to 25, of which 21 were children.2Humanitarian organisations have for…
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