RAMALLAH December 23. 2023 (Saba) - More than 80 per cent of young children are experiencing severe food poverty, the UNICEF said on Saturday in a statement, as at least 10,000 children under five years will suffer the most life-threatening form of malnutrition, known as severe wasting, and will need therapeutic foods.
"These findings imply that all children under five in the Gaza Strip—335,000—are at high risk of severe malnutrition and preventable death as the risk of famine conditions continues to increase," the Fund warned.
"This unacceptable risk comes at a time when the Gaza Strip's food and health systems are facing complete collapse."
"More than two-thirds of hospitals are no longer functioning because of the lack of fuel, water, and vital medical supplies or because they sustained catastrophic damage in attacks," UNICEF said, calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza Strip.
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