Childhood Malnutrition in Gaza Is “Rising at an Alarming Rate,” UNICEF Warns

The United Nations Children’s Fund said Thursday that childhood malnutrition in the Gaza Strip is “rising at an alarming rate,” with more than 5,000 children under the age of 5 treated for the life-threatening condition in May alone as Israel’s U.S.-backed genocidal assault and siege against the Palestinian enclave continued for its 20th month. UNICEF said that 5,119 children between 6 months…

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