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WHO reports highest monthly rate of acute malnutrition in Gaza last month
The World Health Organization confirmed on Thursday that Gaza recorded its highest monthly rate of acute child malnutrition in July, amid rising hunger-related deaths.
WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that nearly 12,000 children under the age of five were diagnosed with acute malnutrition in Gaza last month, the highest monthly figure recorded since the beginning of the Israeli war on the Strip.
Meanwhile, WHO Representative in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Rik Peeperkorn, emphasized that the total amount of food aid reaching Gaza is vastly insufficient to prevent further deterioration.He underscored the urgent need to scale up aid delivery and diversify food supplies for the starving population.
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to deepen amid an ongoing blockade and severe shortages of food and medical supplies.A brutal famine is unfolding alongside a war of extermination waged by the occupation for the past 23 months.UN and international bodies have repeatedly warned that the humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached catastrophic levels, rendering life nearly impossible.