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Jordan News
22-07-2025
- Health
- Jordan News
Two Children Die in Gaza Due to Malnutrition and Starvation - Jordan News
Two Children Die in Gaza Due to Malnutrition and Starvation Palestinian medical sources announced on Tuesday morning the deaths of two children—Yousef Al-Safadi from northern Gaza and Abdel Hamid Al-Ghalban from Khan Younis in the south—due to severe malnutrition and starvation. اضافة اعلان Hospitals in the Gaza Strip are currently treating hundreds of patients of all ages suffering from acute hunger and malnutrition, many of whom are in critical states of exhaustion. The same sources indicated that around 17,000 children are suffering from severe malnutrition. Medical teams are also dealing with cases involving extreme fatigue and memory loss caused by prolonged hunger. Hospitals lack sufficient medical beds and supplies to treat the overwhelming number of malnutrition patients. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) had previously warned that the rate of malnutrition among children under the age of five had doubled between March and June, due to the ongoing Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. UNRWA reported that its health centers and medical points conducted nearly 74,000 screenings during this period to detect malnutrition in children, identifying around 5,500 cases of severe acute malnutrition and over 800 cases of critical acute malnutrition. — (WAFA)
Ammon
22-07-2025
- Health
- Ammon
Two Palestinian children die of starvation in Gaza
Ammon News - Medical sources in Gaza confirmed Tuesday morning the deaths of two children — Yousef Al-Safadi from northern Gaza and Abdul Hamid Al-Ghalban from Khan Younis in the south — as a result of acute malnutrition and starvation. Hospitals across the Gaza Strip are currently overwhelmed with hundreds of patients of all ages suffering from severe hunger and exhaustion, with many arriving in critical condition. Additionally, medical staff report cases of memory loss and extreme fatigue caused by prolonged starvation. Over 17,000 children are now suffering from acute malnutrition, while hospitals lack sufficient beds, medication, and supplies. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned that malnutrition among children under five has doubled between March and June as a result of the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip. UNRWA's health centers conducted approximately 74,000 screenings, identifying around 5,500 cases of severe acute malnutrition and more than 800 cases of critical wasting. WAFA
