Gaza and West Bank face rising civilian casualties and severe child malnutrition

Gaza malnutrition civilian casualties UNICEF report humanitarian crisis West Bank raids

The United Nations has issued urgent warnings regarding the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Reports from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) indicate ongoing civilian casualties, including children, resulting from airstrikes and clashes. Specifically, an airstrike in Deir al-Balah damaged three UN warehouses, and Israeli forces were reported to have killed a child during a raid in the Nablus governorate of the West Bank.

A new UNICEF study highlights a severe nutritional crisis among children in Gaza. While acute malnutrition remains relatively low in accessible areas, chronic malnutrition, or stunting, affects 12.2% of children under five. The study also found that 73% of children aged 6 to 23 months consumed unhealthy foods, and only 22.4% received a minimum acceptable diet.

Humanitarian organizations, including Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), have reported the destruction of essential supply warehouses, rendering nutrition stocks for vulnerable groups, such as pregnant women and children, unfit for consumption. Local clergy in Gaza have described the situation as a continuous catastrophe, noting extreme shortages of clean water, energy, and basic necessities as the population struggles to survive amidst ongoing conflict.

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Gaza Strip · OCHA · UNICEF · United Nations · West Bank

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[○ 1 SOURCE] Israeli forces killed a child in Askar Camp during a raid in the Nablus governorate of the West Bank. namibiadailynews.info
[● 5 SOURCES] An airstrike damaged three UN warehouses in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. ien.sa · namibiadailynews.info · swiftnewz.com · alkhabaralyemeni.net · ca.news.yahoo.com
[● 6 SOURCES] Only 22.4% of children aged 6 to 23 months in Gaza received a minimum acceptable diet. ien.sa · swiftnewz.com · alkhabaralyemeni.net · www.unicef.or.jp · abcnews.al · +1 more
[● 5 SOURCES] Airstrikes in Gaza and clashes in the West Bank have resulted in civilian casualties, including a child. ien.sa · namibiadailynews.info · swiftnewz.com · alkhabaralyemeni.net · ca.news.yahoo.com
[● 7 SOURCES] Chronic malnutrition, or stunting, affects 12.2% of Palestinian children under the age of five in Gaza. ien.sa · swiftnewz.com · alkhabaralyemeni.net · abcnews.al · www.arbresh.info · +2 more
[● 6 SOURCES] Approximately 73% of children in Gaza aged 6 to 23 months consumed unhealthy foods. ien.sa · swiftnewz.com · alkhabaralyemeni.net · www.unicef.or.jp · abcnews.al · +1 more
[○ 1 SOURCE] An Israeli military strike destroyed a warehouse storing nutrition supplies for children and mothers. dominicanrepublicpost.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] A 10-year-old girl was hit by a bullet in her back while eating inside a tent in Khan Younis. ca.news.yahoo.com