Every child under 5 at risk of acute malnutrition in Gaza: UNICEF
That amounts to more than 320,000 Palestinian children in Gaza, the UN agency for child rights (UNICEF) has warned.
“With famine at risk of spreading, children urgently need a mass influx of humanitarian aid – including specialized nutrition products,” the group said on X.
The world’s leading hunger monitor confirmed last month that Palestinians in and around Gaza City were experiencing famine, with the problem expected to reach central and southern Gaza by the end of September.
Palestinian children are particularly vulnerable as Israel continues to block food, water and other humanitarian supplies from entering the enclave.
Gaza faces worsening humanitarian disaster: NGO
Shaina Low, an adviser with the Norwegian Refugee Council, spoke to Al Jazeera about the ongoing Israeli-made hunger crisis in Gaza.
Here is a summary of what she said:
- The humanitarian situation in Gaza is getting worse by the day, and will worsen unless aid enters immediately.
- We will continue to see people in Gaza die of hunger and disease.
- Countries must confront Israel’s policies and prevent it from occupying Gaza City.
- We must be able to bring in and distribute aid to the people of Gaza.
Israel ‘systematically maiming Palestinian children’ with US support: CAIR
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has condemned the US government for its unwavering support for Israel amid new data showing the widespread harm Palestinian children have experienced across Gaza.
As we reported earlier, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities reported today that about 40,500 Palestinian children suffered “new war-related injuries” since the war began in October 2023. More than half of the children have been disabled.
“The horrifying new UN data makes painfully clear what we have seen on a daily basis: the Israeli government is systematically maiming and murdering Palestinian children with the backing of our government and members of Congress,” CAIR said in a statement.
“Under the Biden administration and now the Trump administration, our government has not only failed to stop these atrocities, it has actively enabled them through massive weapons shipments and consistent diplomatic cover. Our government is responsible, pure and simple.”
The advocacy group called on “all Americans of conscience” to press Washington to change course. “History will not forget the children whose lives were destroyed – nor those who stood by and allowed it to happen.”
