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Israel’s siege causing children in Gaza to die
Updated On: 09 March, 2024 04:26 AM IST | Rafah | Agencies
16 premature babies have died of malnutrition-related causes in Rafah
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Palestinians line up for a free meal in Rafah. Pic/AP
After months of warnings over the risk of famine in Gaza under Israel’s bombardment, offensives and siege, children are starting to die. At least 20 people have died from malnutrition and dehydration at the north’s Kamal Adwan and Shifa hospitals, according to the Health Ministry. Most of the dead are children—including ones as old as 15—as well as a 72-year-old man.
Particularly vulnerable children are also beginning to succumb in the south, where access to aid is more regular. At the Emirati Hospital in Rafah, 16 premature babies have died of malnutrition-related causes over the past five weeks, one of the senior doctors said. “The child deaths we feared are here,” Adele Khodr, UNICEF’s Middle East chief, said in a statement earlier this week.
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