The food supply on which Gaza depends has dwindled significantly compared to pre-war levels, and aid workers report clear signs of famine, especially in areas in northern and central Gaza that have been hardest hit by the war.
Almost one in 10 Gazan children under the age of five are acutely malnourishedwhich is overwhelmingly attributed to Israel’s war against Hamas leaders in the enclave, according to first elements of the United Nations from upper extremity measurements showing physical exhaustion.
The food supply on which Gaza depends has fallen sharply from pre-war levels, and aid workers report clear signs of famine, especially in areas in northern and central Gaza that have been hit hardest by Israel’s war against Hamas since on October 7.
Measuring the arm circumference of thousands of young children and infants showed that 9.6 percent were acutely malnourished, a rate about 12 times higher than pre-war levels, according to a note from the office of humanitarian affairs. of the UN (OCHA).
In northern Gaza, the figure is 16.2%, or one in six.
In recent weeks, crowds of hungry people have been raiding food trucks before they can reach the hospitals they are headed to, according to aid workers.
The humanitarian organization ActionAid reported that some people in Gaza end up eating grass. “Every person in Gaza is hungry now, and the world has only 1.5 to 2 liters of unsafe water every day to meet all their needs,” he said.
Islamic Relief reported that a staff member in Gaza said: “My children and I have had no fruit or vegetables to eat for months and people are being killed trying to meet the aid trucks arriving from the United Nations… »
“We’re trying to make bread with dried corn that we used to use as animal feed, as flour is extremely scarce… And we’re relatively lucky compared to most, who have nothing at all.”
The international nonprofit Project HOPE said about 15 percent of pregnant women it examined at its Deir Al-Ballah clinic in central Gaza last week were malnourished. It also reported an increase in anemia, which can lead to premature labor and postpartum hemorrhage. Dr. Santos Kumar, its director of medical services, who returned from Gaza last week, said he and his team were limited to just one meal a day in solidarity with the people of Gaza.
“People are starving, people have no dignity,” Dr Kumar told Reuters. “People come and tell me: ‘The dead are luckier.'”
Source :Skai
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